Example sentences of "[verb] prepared [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have to say that nothing in my career so far has prepared me for this kind of work . |
| 2 | But coming from a theatrical background has prepared her for the highs and lows of an actor 's life . |
| 3 | But nothing has prepared us for this divine outburst . |
| 4 | Henry Porter doubtless spoke for many when he wrote recently in the Guardian : ‘ Little in the post-war years of decline in Britain has prepared us for the deep sense of unease now being experienced by its people . |
| 5 | Nothing in his IBM Corp background could have prepared him for the kind of speech he gave — in fact had to give , if Taligent is to be seen as the answer to the world 's ills . |
| 6 | Nothing in our four days on the felucca with this sullen boy had prepared us for this , as nothing could have prepared him for that afternoon in Asyut . |
| 7 | Nothing could have prepared him for its response . |
| 8 | Nothing however could have prepared him for the drama to come . |
| 9 | Nothing in the three villagers ' long but sheltered past could have prepared them for the horrendous sight that met their eyes . |
| 10 | Back in London after that trip she said : ‘ Nothing could have prepared me for the agony of seeing countless dying children . |
| 11 | The houses looked completely different from those in Trieste , most of which were grey and severe , and although I had seen picture postcards of Venice nothing could have prepared me for what I now saw for the first time from the steps of the railway station . |
| 12 | You could have prepared me for this — ’ |
| 13 | But nothing could have prepared her for the intimacy of the pictures . |
| 14 | Just for a moment he met her eyes , his own very dark and filled with something that made her heart start to beat rapidly , high in her throat , yet nothing could have prepared her for the shock of what he said . |
| 15 | Mandy had warned her that storms came up fast on the lake , but nothing could have prepared her for blue skies being annihilated by black storm-clouds in just a matter of minutes . |
| 16 | Nothing could have prepared her for the beauty they had just shared , and she knew that for as long as she lived she would never regret giving herself to this man . |
| 17 | Training at commercial art school will have prepared you for much of the work you will be doing in advertising . |
| 18 | We were all keen walkers , and enjoyed the challenge of remote places , but nothing in Britain could have prepared us for this close encounter of the furry kind . |
| 19 | We expected a big postbag but nothing could have prepared us for the fantastic response we received ! |
| 20 | Although having accustomed ourselves to ‘ polyfilla based nutrition ’ nothing could have prepared us for the fish which was served at one of the so-called meals . |
| 21 | Nothing could have prepared us for Holmes ( named after Sherlock Holmes as his ears resembled the detectives hat ) . |
| 22 | Jane believes that her mother was often stressed to the point of despair at this time , ‘ … that she suffered all the torments and tribulations of every working mother without anything in her background , education or make-up having prepared her for such an emotional wrenching . ’ |
| 23 | Nothing Ruth had ever imagined prepared her for the magnificence of that day 's scene on the Mersey , though she saw most of it through a mist of tears . |
| 24 | Others who were less impressed by what they knew about Law were surprised by what they discovered of his actual abilities , perhaps because his anonymity had prepared them for the worst . |
| 25 | Her duties as parents had been completed , she had prepared them for the future , they could now stand on their own feet , so she let them go . |
| 26 | Nothing in his many years ' service had prepared him for this sort of situation . |
| 27 | Again , Karr had prepared him for this . |
| 28 | Ronnie is just glad it 's all over , and aware that his past acting career had prepared him for his ordeal . |
| 29 | Nothing had prepared me for that . |
| 30 | Nothing had prepared me for the overwhelming architectural beauty of Salamanca , and in particular for the grandeur of the university , the oldest in Spain and one of the oldest in Europe , with its noble façade in plateresque style . |