Example sentences of "i [verb] been [verb] forward [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd been looking forward to telling Charlie how depressed and lonely I 'd been since we moved to London . |
| 2 | I 'd been looking forward to seeing you both , and I had wanted to discuss that Unesco thing with you . ’ |
| 3 | To dwell on the Caledonian Canal for a moment , this was my first of many passages through which is for me the most beautiful of all the canals — the ultimate in inland waterways , so I had been looking forward to it immensely . |
| 4 | I had been looking forward to going to what I called ‘ big school ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | As I had already been rock-climbing I decided it was time to take part in the activity which I had been looking forward to , canoeing ! |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been looking forward to meeting you too , ’ she answered , which was true . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been looking forward to this , ’ Stephen announced with a kind of childish glee . |
| 9 | I 've been looking forward to seeing you so much . |
| 10 | I 've been looking forward to this visit for a long time for that reason . |
| 11 | ‘ Do you know all the way here I 've been looking forward to your particular brand of polite conversation ? |
| 12 | ‘ I 've been looking forward to seeing you , ’ he said , coming up close so I could smell him . |
| 13 | ‘ Dr Blake — Lindsey — I 've been looking forward to meeting you . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've been looking forward to meeting you , ’ she smiled . |
| 15 | I felt really devastated that we lost and for that reason I have been looking forward to playing in this event again . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | Oh , I have been looking forward to this evening … ’ |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I have been looking forward to her visit for weeks and was very excited when I met her . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I have been looking forward to her visit for weeks and was very excited when I met her . |
| 21 | It is a game I have been looking forward to for some time . |