Example sentences of "were [verb] forward [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When our 'plane touched down at Ibiza Airport , we were looking forward to a couple of weeks in the sun , hoping that the children would be amused and we could just relax . |
| 2 | EIGHTY factory workers were looking forward to a very merry Christmas — until their boss gave them just one bottle of whisky between them . |
| 3 | Young people were looking forward to a modern China in which they would play an active role . |
| 4 | I did , however , remember us asking the children if they were looking forward to a fortnight in Umbria . |
| 5 | We were looking forward to a meal and a quiet evening in Dover when a radio message via Dover Coastguards informed us that another suspect vessel had been spotted heading west through the Straits after sailing from Belgium where she had given the local customs a false destination in Sweden for a large consignment of spirits loaded . |
| 6 | ‘ We thought all our problems were behind us and were looking forward to a new life . |
| 7 | The preparations for The Human Angle , Dyson discovered , were going forward in a room on the first floor furnished with a sea-blue fitted carpet , a number of discreetly abstract paintings , and a walnut sideboard . |
| 8 | The idea of providing proper station buildings was not forgotten , however , in 1988 , planning began in the hope of attracting grant aid and alternative designs were put forward for a new building . |
| 9 | The proposals to create new types of pan-European entity were put forward in a consultative document issued jointly by HM Treasury , the Home Office , the Registry of Friendly Societies , the Charity Commission and the Department of Employment . |
| 10 | These recommendations were not accepted in total , and alternative proposals were put forward in a series of White papers that involved a more complex change . |