Example sentences of "i [was/were] prepare for " in BNC.
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1 | Bread never went mouldy in Algeria , which meant that so long as I was prepared for a good chew , I could always buy enough to last to the next village . |
2 | My lack of culinary expertise has always been a source of great mirth to the men in my life and my well-attended failures embroidered into legends over the years , so I was prepared for the banter that accompanied dinner . |
3 | Even so , I do n't believe I was prepared for the facts . |
4 | So you could say I was prepared for the ‘ English way of Life ’ from what I 'd read . |
5 | And I made up my mind — " Now Mary Edgar you 'll be terribly sea-sick , " so I was prepared for the worst . |
6 | When it finally stopped I opened my eyes , and though by this time I was prepared for anything I still felt slightly surprised to sec The Butcher threading a needle with a length of suture silk . |
7 | We had adopted them while I was preparing for the desert . |