Example sentences of "ready [to-vb] at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps we should not be so ready to sneer at the Close Brethren who deny unbelievers access to their domestic table , when we often do not share our holy table with believers .
2 The next morning , the 9.15 came out of the tunnel and the old gentleman put down his newspaper , ready to wave at the three children .
3 She claimed that she had invited both her daughter and Neha to go to Marbella with her but Neha was not ready to leave at the same time .
4 ‘ You remind me of a wild animal sometimes , poised ready to flee at the first sight of a hunter 's gun . ’
5 You can minimise disappointment by calling the airline ( toll-free ) to check availability , and by being ready to switch at the last moment to a different , less popular destination .
6 European business students in Oxford are ready to push at the open door .
7 His impassive , fierce stare reminded her of an owl squatting on a fence post , watchful and ready to plunge at the first rustle in the undergrowth .
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