Example sentences of "been [v-ing] forward [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am disappointed that none of those hon. Members is in his place , because I had been looking forward to their contributions and should have liked to address the odd remark to them , but I shall do that in any event . |
| 2 | She was suddenly aware that she had been looking forward to her new life in Portugal far more than she had realized . |
| 3 | ‘ I have been looking forward to her visit for weeks and was very excited when I met her . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I have been looking forward to her visit for weeks and was very excited when I met her . |
| 5 | ‘ Do you know all the way here I 've been looking forward to your particular brand of polite conversation ? |
| 6 | We 'd really been looking forward to our trip to the Brecon Beacons . |
| 7 | Michael , who had been looking forward to his 21st birthday next month , has recently been taken off a life support machine . |
| 8 | Michael , who had been looking forward to his 21st birthday celebration next month and planned to become engaged later this year , was attacked . |
| 9 | She had glimpsed Emily Grenfell who had been leaning forward in her carriage , staring out into the crowded roadway , her emeralds shining at her throat , the green richness of the stones glittering in the light from the street lamps . |