Example sentences of "but [pron] be [v-ing] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am not married at the moment , but I am looking forward to a very happy future with Natasha 's father . |
| 2 | But I am looking forward to the first leg . |
| 3 | A grateful Hankin said : ‘ We have a mountain to climb , but I am looking forward to the challenge . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ But I am looking forward to my new role as it will be a fresh challenge for me . ’ |
| 5 | I SUPPOSE a lot of people are waiting to greet the first cuckoo of spring , but I was looking forward to the first hedgehog of spring . |
| 6 | ‘ I mean , I 'm very pleased she 's off on a holiday with her friend , but I was looking forward to spending some time with her … ’ |
| 7 | It was quite sad to leave but I was looking forward to starting my new school . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm disappointed for those under 14s who have n't had a chance to see me this time , but I 'm looking forward to doing a full scale tour probably next year when everyone will have a chance to come along , ’ she added . |
| 9 | But I 'm looking forward to getting to Europe to promote it there . |
| 10 | As a younger person I , I would expect that I 've probably got another fifteen years to go to the menopause , but I 'm looking forward to it as a relief from pre-menstrual syndrome ! |
| 11 | ‘ It was a very demanding programme and very rewarding , but I 'm looking forward to keeping my head out of books for some time now , ’ he commented . |
| 12 | I 'm a bit tired , but I 'm looking forward to going home . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sick last season has ended , but I 'm looking forward to the next one more than I have any season . |
| 14 | It 's a shame he ca n't play against his old county , but I 'm looking forward to it because I had a happy season with them last year . |
| 15 | But I 'm looking forward to the trip . |
| 16 | My home town is Cambridge but I 'm moving closer to the east coast all the time and presently live just off the A45 between Bury St. Edmunds and Stowmarket . |
| 17 | I 'll write — and I 'll visit him regularly , but I 'm going home to England — to stay . |
| 18 | ‘ But you were looking forward to it so much ! |
| 19 | But she 's looking forward to creating a new garden . |
| 20 | 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 . ’ |
| 21 | He had to attend a meeting of senior officers , but he 's looking forward to meeting you . |
| 22 | But he was looking forward to leaving the Rorim , to being in the open . |
| 23 | He did n't want to push her away , but he was getting close to his limit ; his blood was starting to pound in his ears and he was seeing haloes around all of the lights outside . |
| 24 | But it was edging closer to Trent , always a little closer . |