Example sentences of "was prepare for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She was prepared for mild stomach upsets , sunburn and the occasional blister .
2 The stomach , exposed by a midline laparotomy , was prepared for continuous perfusion by an inflow cannula inserted through the oesophagus and an outflow cannula inserted through the pylorus .
3 Thus opinion in the child care services was prepared for major change , in attitudes , policy , and practice , to be introduced in a new legislative framework .
4 The report of Planning , Industrial and Economic Development Advisers , which was prepared for British Rail , goes into more detail on that critical point : ’ Stratford is not strongly placed to attract high quality uses , such as corporate headquarters or European Community institutions .
5 Total RNA was prepared for northern blot analysis .
6 She was prepared for hurt .
7 Her new owner was prepared for some difficulty , and so took Anna to a good professional horsebreaker ; but to no avail .
8 Perhaps neither side was prepared for open civil war once again , with its inevitable aftermath of executions and forfeitures .
9 Once again the Party was preparing for armed struggle and the stunning German victory of 1940 would have appeared to many Vietnamese to be ‘ the moment of great opportunity ’ .
10 Even as the first-year girl drew her inferences , her headmaster , Manuel Lenarduzzi , was preparing for last night 's meeting with her parents and those of other first-year children who are the guinea pigs of the new system and whose future is one of attainment targets .
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