Example sentences of "[conj] prepare [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | At weekends she 's out with her husband or preparing something for their friends in her new kitchen with its microwave , food processor and dishwasher to take the strain . |
| 2 | They are narrative , and tell us of a situation , or prepare us for some significant message : Once having told us the story , set the mood , and prepared us for the shout of a choir of angels , Handel could paint a triumphant musical fresco with just a few poetic words : |
| 3 | God had n't fully maintained His help to keep condescension from her tone or to prepare her for the answer when it came : ‘ Yes , I went to school , ma'am . |
| 4 | He had practiced putting on his kitchen floor at home during the winter to try and prepare himself for the greens . |
| 5 | He conquered him so completely that the man now housed him , clothed , fed and supported him and used every spare minute to coach and prepare him for some as yet unrevealed greatness . |
| 6 | For now , the Strongs wil just have to wait and prepare themselves for the next weekend that Purcell comes home . |
| 7 | The change-over day from one occupancy to the next was on a Saturday , when our admirable Jane Jones arrived to clean and prepare it for the next lot . |
| 8 | The long line of leading Conservatives on the platform fixed their faces into expressions of interested concern , and prepared themselves for what could only turn out to be a surfeit of oratory . |
| 9 | His great-uncle took Charles under his wing and prepared him for the job ahead . |
| 10 | He grabbed hold of the net and prepared himself for when the giant eel came thrashing into sight . |
| 11 | Trapped in a nightmare of indecision , I reluctantly agreed and prepared myself for the worst . |
| 12 | During this fabulous weekend , we cut out our material , linings and so on and prepared them for sewing . |
| 13 | They are narrative , and tell us of a situation , or prepare us for some significant message : Once having told us the story , set the mood , and prepared us for the shout of a choir of angels , Handel could paint a triumphant musical fresco with just a few poetic words : |
| 14 | Gordon Macpherson 's Prosen , a long arch of sound , eerie music from distant mountains with the instruments imitating and overlapping in echo effect , taught the ear to listen and prepared us for a fresh hearing of Tchaikovsky 's Souvenir de Florence , ravishing but not cloying , spinning to a close in the exacting fugue which made the composer laugh when he first played it . |
| 15 | Tippy lay back and prepared herself for the worst afternoon of her life . |
| 16 | This time they managed to empty the room without any mishaps and prepared it for Endill 's work . |
| 17 | The eagles talked less now and fell into their own thoughts as if preparing themselves for the dark months ahead . |
| 18 | You can revolt against it by a breakdown in health or morale , going what the Americans call stir-crazy' ; or you can accept it calmly , as just a temporary ‘ pause ’ in your normal way of life from which you intend to extract some good for yourself and others , keeping active , keeping your eyes on the world beyond the bars , and planning and preparing yourself for your ultimate return to it . |
| 19 | In doing so the student will not merely be preparing in the best possible way for his examination : he will also be developing his mind as a working instrument and preparing himself for legal practice . |
| 20 | He was famous for picking sportsmen young and preparing them for success ; but in this case he had picked an apparent no-hoper like Harley , who immediately confirmed his judgement by notching up three tournament victories . |
| 21 | He did some work for A V Roe , erecting aeroplanes and preparing them for test and delivery flights . |
| 22 | They held their line and competed hard in midfield , damping down Oldham 's initial verve and preparing themselves for more of the same in the second half . |
| 23 | SEA-LION pups seem safe as they lounge on a Patagonian beach , slowly building their strength and preparing themselves for their departure into the sea . |
| 24 | Growing sugar and preparing it for shipping to London was harder work than growing and curing tobacco , and a much larger labour force was needed for the process of harvesting the cane and crushing it which had to be done in a very short period of time . |
| 25 | As work on the time series package is completed it will be possible to start work on programs for use with cross-sectional data where a vital requirement is for flexible facilities for managing data and preparing it for analysis . |
| 26 | It will invigorate you , clearing the night away and preparing you for the day . |
| 27 | In terms of er political views , or even those who have no political views , of ethnic make-up and everything of this kind and yet now it seems that at a time when our police forces above all , need to move into the present day and prepare themselves for the challenges of the crime and the criminals at the end of this century and into the next century , we seem to have some misgivings about giving the Home Secretary the powers which are placed in this Bill . |
| 28 | Very soon the child was calmer and they were able to cover the damaged skin and prepare her for transfer . |
| 29 | Only today matters , so forget about tomorrow , pack your bags , and prepare yourself for a magical holiday . |
| 30 | However , having started back at the club it has become apparent that the club has no intention of coaching last season 's players to highlight weaknesses and prepare them for the higher level of rugby . |