Example sentences of "prepare [pn reflx] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must prepare ourselves for the possibility that the situation for homosexual women and men will also worsen in our own countries . |
| 2 | He had practiced putting on his kitchen floor at home during the winter to try and prepare himself for the greens . |
| 3 | We prepared ourselves for the experience by drinking half a bottle of brandy each — I was worried about him until then . |
| 4 | He had prepared himself for the Stoics match in typical fashion the night before . |
| 5 | Whistling ‘ I 'm in the Mood for Love ’ , and rejecting the buzz of his telephone , he had prepared himself for the chase . |
| 6 | Certainly , as his mind prepared itself for the acceptance of the |
| 7 | Tippy lay back and prepared herself for the worst afternoon of her life . |
| 8 | We talked a little more , while Terry and Tom prepared themselves for the inevitable angry reaction from the guards and Brian lay down under an extra blanket as his body came to terms with the shock of the beating . |
| 9 | Trapped in a nightmare of indecision , I reluctantly agreed and prepared myself for the worst . |
| 10 | I prepared myself for the baton change as Mac set off on his leg , so I did not see what happened there . |
| 11 | The British Museum had better prepare itself for the worst . |
| 12 | As my right hon. Friend prepares himself for the important meeting with President Yeltsin later this week in London , will he take the opportunity of seeing what can be done to deal with the massive threat which still exists from all the different independent Russian states ? |
| 13 | I was once told that Philip Henry Thomas , while preparing himself for the Civil Service examination , had followed his period as a pupil-teacher with a post connected with the railways which were expanding rapidly in industrial South Wales in the 1860s and 1870s . |
| 14 | Already preparing himself for the first of his political glittering prizes , the viceroyalty of India , he visited the Trans-Caspian in 1888 and published a book on it in 1889 . |
| 15 | But he 'd been practising his backhand all year , mentally preparing himself for the North Shore . |
| 16 | Mahoney sucked in a deep breath , preparing himself for the next round of questions . |
| 17 | In these pre-Cubist paintings of 1907 and 1908 it is as if Picasso were preparing himself for the difficulties involved in creating a new style by taking stock afresh of some of the basic problems inherent in all painting since the invention of illusionistic perspective . |
| 18 | He had borrowed a car from one of his colleagues , and he felt hot , sweaty and uncertain of himself , having had to spend more time mastering the crate 's uncertain ways than in preparing himself for the meeting to come . |
| 19 | Accordingly , Angel One had drawn on his ninjutsu training when preparing himself for the arena , with the purpose of springing a nasty surprise on his twin enemies — the Executioner and the Controller — should the opportunity present itself before he was himself killed . |
| 20 | She rested her chin on her knees , preparing herself for the long wait . |
| 21 | With a sense of impending doom heavy on her shoulders , she went up to their shared suite to have a long , relaxing shower before preparing herself for the fireworks that would inevitably , as night overtook day , follow . |
| 22 | I 'm preparing myself for the next life . |
| 23 | I became seasoned , gained experience , all the while preparing myself for the lucky chance that would surely come . |
| 24 | As Crilly can not drive , I ply myself with junk food and coffee , preparing myself for the wheel . |
| 25 | Tennis players are notoriously bad in preparing themselves for the season — and especially the ‘ off ’ season . |
| 26 | The eagles talked less now and fell into their own thoughts as if preparing themselves for the dark months ahead . |
| 27 | At the top of the stairs , somewhere beyond a short , misty journey , Jeopardy led Lucien into a room where a handful of musicians were preparing themselves for the coming performance . |
| 28 | Whether you 've been asked to open the discussion or not , you should prepare yourself for the tutorial as follows : |
| 29 | Thus the plant can , during the latter part of the night , move its leaves to a position appropriate for sunrise ; predatory animals can prepare themselves for the activity of hunting and hunted animals can escape to safety before it is too late . |
| 30 | Consequently , they should prepare themselves for the process by shaping the plans for their appointment procedure in some detail . |