Example sentences of "prepare [pron] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | They had prepared themselves for an unpleasant scene in which the wretched boy , stuffed to the gills with chocolate cake , would have to surrender and beg for mercy and then they would have watched the triumphant Trunchbull forcing more and still more cake into the mouth of the gasping boy . |
| 2 | Gordon Macpherson 's Prosen , a long arch of sound , eerie music from distant mountains with the instruments imitating and overlapping in echo effect , taught the ear to listen and prepared us for a fresh hearing of Tchaikovsky 's Souvenir de Florence , ravishing but not cloying , spinning to a close in the exacting fugue which made the composer laugh when he first played it . |
| 3 | As the conservative party prepares itself for a turbulent debate on Europe tomorrow , many of them will be turning to the work of a Cotswold publisher for guidance . |
| 4 | He was preparing himself for a British Council tour of France but it was cancelled at the last moment ; he did , however , fly to Amsterdam and then on to Rome in December under the auspices of the same organization . |
| 5 | The Jones boys were busy preparing themselves for a whistle-stop tour of Texas , fuelled by the news from their American promoters that they 'd be playing Dallas and Houston the same nights as GENESIS , and that they were out-selling PHIL ‘ Two Houses ’ COLLINS and his Tory mates by three tickets to one . |
| 6 | Prepare yourself for a major shock to your assumptions . |
| 7 | Only today matters , so forget about tomorrow , pack your bags , and prepare yourself for a magical holiday . |
| 8 | These multitudinous associations — and more could easily come to mind — prepare us for a sentimental reunion scene ( if it is Emma ) or an adoption scene ( 'Let me be your father' , etc . ) . |
| 9 | He paused again , as if the memory of that year had stopped him ; and to prepare me for a new facet of himself , a new shift . |
| 10 | Peter hesitated in the hall , not so much to eavesdrop as to prepare himself for a noiseless ascent of the stairs . |
| 11 | So the market will have to prepare itself for a non-Tory government . |
| 12 | It may be that with adequate supervision and a period of reorientation it will not take very long to prepare yourself for a new role , but do take care to acknowledge your limitations , and to make known to your manager how these are likely to affect the care you give . |
| 13 | Well , I am here , Lizzie , in order to prepare myself for a long day tomorrow , which I think is a wise decision , do n't you ? ’ |
| 14 | Lack of childcare facilities not only blocks a job , even if there were one , it prevents single parents doing anything else to prepare themselves for a changing job market . |