Example sentences of "been [v-ing] forward [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It was a birthday treat he had been looking forward to all week . |
2 | He had had only one more year to serve before he could have retired into civilian life , and both he and Isobel had been looking forward to this . |
3 | Looking immaculate in a bright red suit she said : ‘ I have been looking forward to this moment for a long time and I am glad to have been a part of it . ’ |
4 | Some of the girls had been looking forward to this as to the highlight of the trip , but Clara had been dreading it , and for a classic reason , which was that she had nothing nice to wear . |
5 | She had been looking forward to this moment , for it promised a long-sought revenge : a revenge not only against her husband for the bitterness and suffering he had caused her , but also against the harlot , Hannah Gristy , whose lithe body and brazen looks had tempted young Gregory into fornication nearly forty years before , and of whom this insolent little slut was so painful a reminder . |
6 | I been looking forward to this all day . |
7 | She had n't been looking forward to this session ; yet , deep down , there was a contrary twinge niggling at her sexuality that insisted she might enjoy it . |
8 | ‘ I 've been looking forward to this , ’ Stephen announced with a kind of childish glee . |
9 | I 've been looking forward to this visit for a long time for that reason . |
10 | Oh , I have been looking forward to this evening … ’ |
11 | Inspector Naseby of all people , who had clearly been looking forward to this moment . |
12 | It so happens Kelly and I have been looking forward to this weekend , and I guarantee that men will play no part in it at all . ’ |
13 | You 've been looking forward to this wedding for days now . |
14 | Yes , I 'm sure he 's a very very happy man tonight , he 's been looking forward to this game tremendously for the last couple of weeks . |