Example sentences of "were preparing for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | AS DELEGATES were preparing for the congress of the ruling Hungarian Socialist Workers ' Party which begins today , two of the most conservative factions yesterday issued an open challenge to the party 's reformist leadership . |
| 2 | It was 1973 and already we were preparing for the move to the States . |
| 3 | Down in Frome they were preparing for the worst ; on 23 February 1798 a meeting of the ‘ inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Frome ’ took place at the George Inn . |
| 4 | It was as if he were preparing for the day he would be a big man himself in this town and wanted everyone on his side , wanted them all to think of him as a customer . |
| 5 | This went on for three hours while the rest of us were preparing for the move to Canjuers . |
| 6 | If you were preparing for the paper to which the above chart refers , it would obviously be very foolish to enter the examination without a very full understanding of topics 1a , 4 and 5 ( six years out of seven ) , but it would be equally foolish to assume that you need pay no attention to 11 ( two years out of seven ) . |
| 7 | And then it was erm erm which was er battered about a bit but we were preparing for the , the next move you see . |
| 8 | Owners ' shares slumped 9p to 138p , some 11p short of the 15-for-34 bid terms with Airtours , down just 1p to 338p , suggesting dealers were preparing for the failure of the offer . |