Example sentences of "ready for [pers pn] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rampant sexism of the climbing and walking fraternity over the last 50 years has left a whole generation of older women with the legacy of being expected to have the white-bearded , old sod 's tea ready for him on the table when he comes home from a fabulous day out on the hills . |
| 2 | Sir Robert Carey , Warden of the English Middle March , had been in London visiting the queen , but had prudently arranged for relays of horses to be ready for him between the capital and Edinburgh , so that he could ingratiate himself with the King of Scots by being the first to arrive with the news that he was now King of England also . |
| 3 | And tell the chamberlains to have an apartment made ready for him in the King 's Tower , the best they can offer . |
| 4 | A plate of poisoned fish stood ready for him in the dining-room , but he did not come home . |
| 5 | So anything that has n't been fired will be may be fired by the end of next week so it 'll be ready for you at the beginning of next term . |
| 6 | Phone if you want me to saddle up the mare and I 'll have her ready for you by the time you get down here . ’ |