Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] forward " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first was an intention to treat analysis in which the values at the last visit of three pivotal outcome measures — that is , urinary albumin and sodium excretion and mean arterial pressure — obtained from all included subjects during the last three months of their follow up were carried forward . |
| 2 | If that were carried forward , the termination of the contract for the fourth boat could be more costly than its completion and subsequent deployment . |
| 3 | One minute they were pushing forward a couple of tentative singles on their own label ( The Far Out Recording Company ) , the next they were being pressganged by Polydor and trailed across the press following the release of their debut album , The Eight Legged Groove Machine . |
| 4 | True , his western armies were pushing forward rapidly as planned , but danger lay even in this , for the troops were becoming exhausted and famished as they moved far ahead of their supply trains . |
| 5 | Yeah , but if there had n't , there had n't of given that goal away and they were pushing forward |
| 6 | Because erm even going back to those days it was the bright ones that were pushed forward and the the sort of dog take the hinder most sort of thing you know . |
| 7 | As the stray bullets whistled across no-man's-land , Charlie fell on his knees and crawled back to the reserve trenches , to brief his section on what they might expect once they were pushed forward another hundred yards . |
| 8 | We were looking forward to gorging ourselves , but the buyer was a restaurateur and his chef had skinned it so cleanly that there was n't enough flesh for a sandwich ) . |
| 9 | We were looking forward to our walk but did n't want the holiday to end . |
| 10 | As the sun went down over the trees , everyone in the squadron had enjoyed a hard day 's military training and , after a good dinner and some well-deserved beers , they were very happy and were looking forward to the challenges of the next day . |
| 11 | We were looking forward to the vacation , to Christmas , to what you called ‘ New Year 's ’ . |
| 12 | But we had only a month in Borneo and after just three days — rather than the recommended three weeks — relaxing in Miri , the capital of Sarawak , we were looking forward to getting down to some trekking , the purpose of the trip . |
| 13 | This situation could make receptiveness on ATB courses questionable but the people concerned were certain that if they were looking forward to the course they would ‘ switch over ’ fairly easily . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | In so far as they were looking forward , it was with a much more gradual pace of development in mind . |
| 16 | They had retired from work within a year of each other and were looking forward to spending time together doing many of the things that bringing up children and working had so far prevented . |
| 17 | The passengers were looking forward to being at home for Christmas and the atmosphere on board was cheerful . |
| 18 | EIGHTY factory workers were looking forward to a very merry Christmas — until their boss gave them just one bottle of whisky between them . |
| 19 | ‘ We were looking forward to going seven points clear for Christmas but four will do for me at this stage . ’ |
| 20 | He said how much his parents were looking forward to meeting Liza , especially as they had always wanted a daughter . |
| 21 | He was n't here very much , as you know , but we were looking forward to the end of his army service and then we would have settled here . ’ |
| 22 | Comment : The bane of the quiet dinner à deux you were looking forward to in your local French restaurant , and of that meeting which you hoped would reach a rapid resolution . |
| 23 | Tiptree spokesman Tim Huxtable said that they were looking forward to their day out , and that Peter Richardson , Michael Beckett , Rob Hadgraft , Gerry Madden , Liz James and the others were keen to make an impression . |
| 24 | Young people were looking forward to a modern China in which they would play an active role . |
| 25 | ‘ We were looking forward to free hospitality but there was n't a drop in sight . ’ |
| 26 | She said patients and staff at the hospice were looking forward to the visit . |
| 27 | All of the practices were looking forward to the second year in which the ‘ steady state ’ of year 1 would give way to even greater freedom and opportunity . |
| 28 | Although all of the practices were looking forward to continued participation in the scheme , there were some concerns about the future . |
| 29 | I did , however , remember us asking the children if they were looking forward to a fortnight in Umbria . |
| 30 | It was beginning to take on the aspect of a full-scale expedition , and both women were looking forward to it immensely . |