Example sentences of "ready [to-vb] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ You remind me of a wild animal sometimes , poised ready to flee at the first sight of a hunter 's gun . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | European business students in Oxford are ready to push at the open door . |
| 5 | 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 . |