Example sentences of "prepare [pers pn] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 According to Wells , the data from his research contradicts crude generalizations that are often made about some children as being ‘ deprived at home ’ of those language experiences that will prepare them for schooling , and assumptions that the school is a ‘ rich language environment ’ .
2 He trained them to regular confession , and whenever any one of them was dying would prepare them for death , and be thankful when they died in penitence , peace and hope .
3 You prepared me for triumph .
4 During this fabulous weekend , we cut out our material , linings and so on and prepared them for sewing .
5 The project concentrates on the employment experiences of the graduates in question and examines the extent to which their degree courses prepared them for employment .
6 Whether he had prepared them in advance , of course , we 'll never know . ’
7 I sat eating my sandwiches in a grumpy sulk at the top of a mountain recently , while the pack of men surrounding a paraglider prepared him for take-off .
8 He says he 's now firm friends with the doctors who prepared him for freedom .
9 Geoffrey Fisher prepared him for confirmation .
10 It seemed that his final revelation had soothed him , prepared him for death .
11 Classical pharmacology prepared us for receptor diversity in that each of the stimuli listed in Fig. 1 acts through a separate receptor .
12 But I 've no idea what can prepare you for Father 's reactions .
13 It does n't just focus on giving birth in a pool , but looks at how swimming and water exercises can prepare you for labour , and how water can help you and your baby in the bonding process .
14 Towards the end of Year II , some students undertake a six-week period of placement or work experience in a record office , museum or folk park ; others follow a specially-designed short course which prepares them for Year III and for the world of work beyond graduation .
15 Home Economics should not lose its status as a subject , because the knowledge attained by pupils prepares them for life .
16 ‘ At that point , ’ says Colonel Gordon Wilkinson MHCIMA , deputy director , Army catering , ‘ they go back to St Omer barracks , Aldershot , home of Army catering since the Army Catering Corps was formed in 1941 , to take the 12-week advanced chef 's course which prepares them for shift manager level in a kitchen .
17 Raising standards ; by guaranteeing that all pupils get a balanced curriculum which prepares them for adult life ; and by setting objectives over the full range of abilities — via ‘ attainment targets ’ backed up with appropriate assessment arrangements .
18 The Army prepares you for life , it makes you grow up and learn discipline .
19 Everything here at the college is geared up for those with no sight , or very little , which really does help because it prepares you for University training really , where they are n't geared up for you .
20 Desire for God prepares us for delight in God .
21 Have chips no more than twice a week and if preparing them at home have them cut very thick .
22 He did some work for A V Roe , erecting aeroplanes and preparing them for test and delivery flights .
23 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 .
24 Whether this is because their earlier success is an indicator that they have the appropriate capabilities , or because their earlier study has been important in preparing them for entry , or some combination of these , is difficult to say definitively without further research .
25 When you feel angry , for example , involuntary responses increase your blood pressure , heart rate , rate of breathing , blood flow to the muscles , and metabolism , preparing you for conflict or escape .
26 Lydia watched it , thinking that they had much in common except that she had her prey in her grasp and was already preparing it for consumption .
27 Motorola killed its intended predecessor , the 68050 , last year after it decided the development was n't advanced enough to justify the expenditure preparing it for production .
28 Well , dressing the ore means preparing it for market .
29 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 .
30 This is a good time to give ponds , bubble fountains and water sprouts a seasonal check , and prepare them for winter .
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