Example sentences of "brace himself for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Back with a ragga version of a Beatles song , he 's bracing himself for another savaging , but at least he 's got a hit , he tells TERRY STAUNTON . |
| 2 | Green Gartside sighs and lights another cigarette , bracing himself for the inevitable criticism . |
| 3 | ENGLAND manager Graham Taylor is faces up to the most important year of his career , already bracing himself for a row which could undermine his World Cup plans . |
| 4 | He flung the bedcovers off and stood up , shaking and staring wildly into the darkness , trying to identify the threat , knowing it had to be the Corsican and bracing himself for the shotgun blast that would cut him in half , disembowel him , blow his head off , send it bouncing across the floor of the bedroom . |
| 5 | I could see he was bracing himself for his act . |
| 6 | Guy tensed the instant she moved , as though bracing himself for resistance . |
| 7 | ‘ Here we go ! ’ thought Fred , bracing himself for rescue . |
| 8 | She felt smugly satisfied that she had not fed his ego by asking what he did in London , or any of the other dozen or so questions it looked as if he had been bracing himself for . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , the Chancellor was bracing himself for a furious political storm when he unveils his autumn package on Thursday , including a mystery ‘ fiscal package ’ ministers are remaining tight-lipped about . |
| 10 | But even as he braced himself for the end , Robin took a remarkable last photograph of himself for his family . |
| 11 | For a fleeting moment he braced himself for confrontation , suspecting that they would want all three bags , but they left him his . |
| 12 | Knowing that it would annoy Geoffrey , Anthony braced himself for the ensuing argument . |
| 13 | Grunte braced himself for remonstrance and rebuke . |
| 14 | Finally he hooks his belt onto the Doom Diver Catapult and braces himself for sudden acceleration . |