Example sentences of "[adv] preparing for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soldiers were beginning to look at the clock and fumble with equipment , apparently preparing for a guard change . |
| 2 | The driver was obviously preparing for a grand-prix start . |
| 3 | Jamila said nothing and Helen was eager to talk about Charlie , a subject on which she was obviously preparing for an advanced degree . |
| 4 | Although winter is still firmly in control in the far northern regions of the Arctic , birds are already preparing for the coming season by moulting into fresh breeding plumage . |
| 5 | Congressional threats to resist the dissolution of the Congress , however , were not expected to materialize and the major parties were already preparing for the election campaign . |
| 6 | The mornings of Sunday and Monday were spent setting up the arena , putting in some dance and fight practice , and generally preparing for the show before the pre-show meeting . |
| 7 | The difference , of course , is that the specials are not preparing for a conflict that we hope will never happen . |
| 8 | Irvine had been killed , not preparing for a piss but to carry out the same amorous duties I had . |
| 9 | THE Royal Family spent yesterday preparing for the Christmas festivities much like any other family . |
| 10 | Tony was always preparing for the future with David and with MainMan , so he was always two or three steps ahead of himself . |
| 11 | As I oversee the finishing touches of this Christmas issue of Pipeline , I am also preparing for a special production of my own ! |
| 12 | At the same time , elements of the 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ( 1 RFF ) , one of two non-parachute-trained battalions in the brigade , are also preparing for an airborne operation . |
| 13 | Thousands of refugees in Afghanistan who 've fled conflict and civil war are now preparing for a further challenge … the bitter winter ahead . |
| 14 | They are now preparing for a special anniversary concert in the Crypt Concert Room at the cathedral on November 14 . |
| 15 | Now preparing for the next ten years , Stevo refuses to be predictable . |
| 16 | We are now preparing for the next critical round . |
| 17 | And I 'd got all me bits , different books out preparing for the crucifixion . |
| 18 | Since 12 drawings do n't make a show , I borrowed the title The Non-Objective World , from Malevich and set about preparing for an exhibition of lesser-known artists of the early period ( 1914–24 ) . |
| 19 | I thus set about preparing for the days ahead as , I imagine , a general might prepare for a battle : I devised with utmost care a special staff plan anticipating all sorts of eventualities ; I analysed where our weakest points lay and set about making contingency plans to fall back upon in the event of these points giving way ; I even gave the staff a military-style ‘ pep-talk ’ , impressing upon them that , for all their having to work at an exhausting rate , they could feel great pride in discharging their duties over the days that lay ahead . |
| 20 | Members of the community association worked very hard preparing for the annual village show . |
| 21 | Sometimes , when preparing for a long haul , I would only manage four hours ' rest , but that night I was asleep by eleven-thirty and did not rise till six . |
| 22 | In the bottom half of the draw Chris Wilkinson was again preparing for a second challenge to Jeremy Bates ' domination as he overcame strong challenges from Italy , South Africa and Sweden to reach his second final . |
| 23 | For most of the period , from the first conquests in the fourteenth century until the rise of the South Slav nationalist movements in the nineteenth century , the empire was either preparing for a war against its Christian neighbours , fighting a war or recovering from a war . |
| 24 | Cos you 're actually preparing for the credits bef the year , the academic year before are n't you ? |
| 25 | Like everyone else I talked to , he condemned the present education structure that encourages children to take A-level — a course that is simply not appropriate for many of those currently preparing for the exam . |
| 26 | The Carlists had been building up the paramilitary Requeté since the early days of the Republic and seriously preparing for a rising since 1934 . |