Example sentences of "[be] ready for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Now we 're ready for that first flight .
2 Oh , I do n't think you 're ready for that .
3 Bet you 're ready for that .
4 He paused , said , ‘ You 're ready for another drink , ’ and clicked thumb and fingers of his free hand at a waiter , who showed no sign of feeling anything untoward when he approached Gillian .
5 As my Spanish accountant said , Spain is so far behind not only will it not be ready for 1992 in that year , but it will not be ready by 2092 .
6 Because we are outraged by the conflict in Yugoslavia today , we should be ready for similar things to happen elsewhere in Europe unless we ensure that we set in place institutions to prevent them .
7 On finals , be ready for visual contact of the runways and of what direction they are likely to appear in , relative to your heading , and the relationship of the final approach track to the runways. 7 .
8 A certain amount of welding to make good the outer shell has to be carried out and then of course we only need 218 small tubes and six large flue tubes to allow the boiler to be ready for hydraulic testing .
9 This week , be ready for irritating news and yet another fruitless attempt at communication .
10 The Government eventually opted for services at Ardley , but they wo n't be ready for many months .
11 Perhaps the least welcome part of the TA 's weekend is having to wash the Land-Rovers and motor cycles , and clean and store the kit , for all this equipment must always be ready for instant use .
12 After a couple of glasses I think you 'll be ready for round two . ’
13 Stewart ( 31 ) will join the Glens this week and has set himself a three week target to be ready for first team action .
14 " I did promise to be ready for nine thirty but those blasted animals just wo n't cooperate . "
15 Because the new base would not be ready for five years , the F-16s were to be based temporarily in other NATO countries after leaving Spain .
16 He professes to not be ready for that .
17 It has to be ready for that okay ?
18 Do you think you 'll be ready for that ?
19 Sow antirrhinums , calendulas , clarkias , cornflowers and nemesias to be ready for early summer displays next year .
20 While we 're on the subject , 4AD are anxious to point out that the PIXIES are not splitting up and their album should be ready for next year , too .
21 It was feared he would not be ready for any contest until Christmas , but intensive treatment at Lilleshall has paid dividends sooner than anticipated .
22 Before he left Fontainebleau Ho had given instructions to be ready for any eventuality .
23 Does my right hon. Friend agree that , given the collapse of the Soviet Union and the distribution of its nuclear weapons around the country , it is extremely important for Britain to maintain its nuclear deterrent and to be ready for any eventuality ?
24 Actually , she thought , I 'll never be ready for another relationship , but I 'm not going to tell anyone that .
25 Dinner wo n't be ready for another hour or so . ’
26 With a lot of corporate entertaining , Sandra 's team must always be ready for special functions , and they pulled out all the stops for a particularly busy build-up to Christmas .
27 TOP carp fishery Burton Mere should be ready for fresh stocks of very big carp by Christmas .
28 Failure to be ready for this kind of thing is the main cause of our dismissing whole squadrons of our fellow-creatures as uninteresting or inferior .
29 Er , would be ready for this Wednesday , but I said it 'll probably be Saturday that we pick it up .
30 ‘ She wo n't be ready for ten years . ’
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