Example sentences of "and prepare [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had practiced putting on his kitchen floor at home during the winter to try and prepare himself for the greens . |
| 2 | For now , the Strongs wil just have to wait and prepare themselves for the next weekend that Purcell comes home . |
| 3 | The long line of leading Conservatives on the platform fixed their faces into expressions of interested concern , and prepared themselves for what could only turn out to be a surfeit of oratory . |
| 4 | He grabbed hold of the net and prepared himself for when the giant eel came thrashing into sight . |
| 5 | Trapped in a nightmare of indecision , I reluctantly agreed and prepared myself for the worst . |
| 6 | Tippy lay back and prepared herself for the worst afternoon of her life . |
| 7 | You can revolt against it by a breakdown in health or morale , going what the Americans call stir-crazy' ; or you can accept it calmly , as just a temporary ‘ pause ’ in your normal way of life from which you intend to extract some good for yourself and others , keeping active , keeping your eyes on the world beyond the bars , and planning and preparing yourself for your ultimate return to it . |
| 8 | In doing so the student will not merely be preparing in the best possible way for his examination : he will also be developing his mind as a working instrument and preparing himself for legal practice . |
| 9 | They held their line and competed hard in midfield , damping down Oldham 's initial verve and preparing themselves for more of the same in the second half . |
| 10 | SEA-LION pups seem safe as they lounge on a Patagonian beach , slowly building their strength and preparing themselves for their departure into the sea . |
| 11 | In terms of er political views , or even those who have no political views , of ethnic make-up and everything of this kind and yet now it seems that at a time when our police forces above all , need to move into the present day and prepare themselves for the challenges of the crime and the criminals at the end of this century and into the next century , we seem to have some misgivings about giving the Home Secretary the powers which are placed in this Bill . |
| 12 | Only today matters , so forget about tomorrow , pack your bags , and prepare yourself for a magical holiday . |
| 13 | Here we submit to a deep sea-change of hormonal rhythms and intestinal flora — and prepare ourselves for unknown months of deep immersion amongst the wilder regions of the archipelago . |
| 14 | The other element related to control of the mind where through meditation or chanting the practitioner seeks to free his soul from the bondage of his mind and body and to prepare himself for spiritual enlightenment or true self-realisation — that he is in fact part of the ‘ Impersonal Absolute ’ ( Brahman ) . |
| 15 | Those who were too shy or too inexperienced to pray on those occasions would meet together on a Saturday night to read , to pray and to prepare themselves for the following Sabbath day . |