Besides "look forward to + Ving", are there any other similar examples? Thank you very much!

The –ing form of the verb follows a preposition. This is true of all prepositions, including "to."

Here are some other examples of the preposition "to" followed by the –ing form of the verb:

"¢ Those people are committed to saving the earth.
"¢ The soldiers are dedicated to defending their country.
"¢ My professor is dedicated to teaching. I wish I were as dedicated to learning.
"¢ We're accustomed to getting up early.
"¢ Being in Hawaii is similar to being in Paradise.
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It may be confusing with "to," since "to" also serves as part of the infinitive, like this:

Cecilia loves to play tennis.
Nobody wants to be the first to leave.
Everybody needs to belong someplace.

Rachel

"Look forward to" is a phrasal-prepositional verb, sometimes called a "three-word-verb." The object of the preposition in a phrasal-prepositional verb has to be a noun or noun-like word. The -ing form of the verb that follows the preposition "to" is therefore the gerund, which is the noun form of a verb.

Very few phrasal-prepositional verbs end with the preposition "to," but here are the ones I've found:

I. The subject of the following gerund is the same as the subject of the verb:

a. own up to (admit): He finally owned up to having copied his answer from his classmate (colloquial)

b. get around to (finally do): When are you going to get around to answering Aunt Milly's letter?

c. lead up to (be followed by): His most violent asthma attacks usually lead up to his being hospitalized

II. The subject of the following gerund is not the subject of the verb:

d. stand up to (resist): You have to learn to stand up to bullying

e. put down to (consider as due to) : She put his bad manners down to his not having been corrected by anyone before

f. put a stop to (stop): The police are trying to put a stop to driving without a seat belt

g. take exception to (feel offended by and protest): Why did you take exception to my inviting your sister to our wedding?

Marilyn