Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] forward " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stands in the shadow of the stair and then she goes forward . |
| 2 | If she goes forward now she will be visible ; the wide expanse of grass leads to stone steps with a balustrade . |
| 3 | She pitches forward . |
| 4 | That might sound like vanity but there 's no doubt that she means it ; she says she looks forward to sleep if she feels Bob might be part of her dreams . |
| 5 | She looks forward to relocating to Leeds with the NHS Management Executive in 1992 . |
| 6 | She looks forward , in retirement , to researching local history . |
| 7 | Oh I bet she looks forward to that does n't she ? |
| 8 | Then she stoops forward . |
| 9 | She tilts forward slightly , revealing an ample cleavage and brazenly says to Nicholson , ‘ Hi Jack , would you like to dance ? ’ |
| 10 | She bends forward from the waist . |
| 11 | Yet to promote this idea , she puts forward some very strange arguments . |
| 12 | If she moves forward , there 's no way that he 's gon na get anywhere with her . |
| 13 | Or , ’ she leans forward but only the beautiful hair shines , ‘ I might just buy a bomb after all — ’ |
| 14 | She leans forward resting her elbows on her knees , as if about to recount an anecdote . |
| 15 | She brings forward numerous examples of nature described ‘ as a coy or seductive maiden , as a promiscuous or chaste consort , as a naked or overadorned damsel . ’ |
| 16 | Now she comes forward , gets her publicity , tells the whole world about the swell way you treated her , thinking she was the girl friend of a dead pal , everybody likes her , everybody likes you . ’ |
| 17 | The Jamaican behind me moves forward snarling to untie the chair . |
| 18 | By contrast , in the present example , the pronoun is used cataphorically ; it points forward to a reference or references in a subsequent portion of text . |
| 19 | I think we must make it a positive step forward that this council not only goes forwards to build but it goes forward to use that building and give the firemen of this county the right tools , or firewoman , the firemen and the firewoman of this county the right tools to work with . |
| 20 | Then he goes forward , as he must , to meet Esau himself , ‘ bowing himself to the ground seven times ’ as he goes . |
| 21 | There goes Oldfield Lewis it 's exciting this young man when he goes forward like this . |
| 22 | He dumps forward and squints at me . |
| 23 | This we may express , indeed , in a few words , but it should influence us throughout all our treatment of horses ; for a horse will more readily take the bit , if , when he has taken it , something pleasant results to himself ; and he will leap across ditches , and jump over obstacles , and comply with our wishes in all other respects , if he looks forward , when he has done what is required of him , to some indulgence . |
| 24 | Meanwhile , Strachan views the water vole as an indicator of wetland habitat quality , and he looks forward with little optimism . |
| 25 | In his diaries he looks forward to future success , but it was his artistic success that he sought before financial security . |
| 26 | He looks forward to the day when home computers are so widespread that the price for software will drop by 75 per cent . |
| 27 | The railway have promised to give him a special party during the weekend of October 26 and 27 and he looks forward to seeing as many of this young friends as possible at that event . |
| 28 | We are delighted to welcome Mark and his team to Rentokil , and he looks forward to the many leads which will no doubt be forthcoming . |
| 29 | He looks forward to it . |
| 30 | How many meetings have we all been to , all of us in all parties , at which the candidate has said that he looks forward to winning ? |