Example sentences of "ready [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps we should not be so ready to sneer at the Close Brethren who deny unbelievers access to their domestic table , when we often do not share our holy table with believers . |
| 2 | There was little spring in the ancient planks and Miss Barnsdale towered beside the box horse , ready to yank at the arms of any child who did n't manage to leap over the rough leather back first time . |
| 3 | Martha felt ready to weep at the unfairness of it . |
| 4 | The next morning , the 9.15 came out of the tunnel and the old gentleman put down his newspaper , ready to wave at the three children . |
| 5 | She claimed that she had invited both her daughter and Neha to go to Marbella with her but Neha was not ready to leave at the same time . |
| 6 | ‘ You remind me of a wild animal sometimes , poised ready to flee at the first sight of a hunter 's gun . ’ |
| 7 | You can minimise disappointment by calling the airline ( toll-free ) to check availability , and by being ready to switch at the last moment to a different , less popular destination . |
| 8 | At 90 not out , he still pads up ready to bat at the end of the order , but in a four hour match seldom gets to the crease . |
| 9 | European business students in Oxford are ready to push at the open door . |
| 10 | His impassive , fierce stare reminded her of an owl squatting on a fence post , watchful and ready to plunge at the first rustle in the undergrowth . |
| 11 | He got several books ready to throw at the creature . |