Example sentences of "have been preparing for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he has had his feet under the desk only since January , he has been preparing for the job since last summer by meeting researchers and officials , visiting institutes abroad and drawing up an initial draft of his plans . |
| 2 | An arctic explorer has been preparing for his latest expedition by spending the weekend in a freezer . |
| 3 | The squadron has been preparing for action for the past 2 weeks . |
| 4 | They had been preparing for a raid themselves the next day ; a big raid ; five galleys of men , gathered in Arivegaig ready to board the ships in the dawn . |
| 5 | While John Paul Jones had been captivating the ladies of Paris the French government had been preparing for the most serious attack on England since the Dutch incursion into the Medway . |
| 6 | Richard , of course , had been preparing for some such move . |
| 7 | Retirement is one of the few moments which a politician can choose with deliberation and Baldwin had been preparing for it for months , if not for years . |
| 8 | The family had been preparing for months . |
| 9 | For a long time the industrious Bavarians had been preparing for such an attack . |
| 10 | ‘ We 've been preparing for war for ages . |
| 11 | Keeping costs under control , managing our finances well and maintaining innovation in our sales approach are just three examples from a number that illustrate how , as a Division , we have been preparing for 1993 . |
| 12 | The students have been preparing for the assessments using open learning materials developed by Telford College . |
| 13 | In Scotland , the assessors , in discussions with the Inland Revenue valuation office in Scotland , have been preparing for the actual task of valuation , which will get under way shortly . |
| 14 | It will be a most welcome first for Derry should they win the Sam Maguire Cup and they have been preparing for their big day with rigorous training sessions under the watchful eye of manager Eamon Coleman who this weekend will outline his strategy in secret conclave with his players . |