Example sentences of "preparing [pn reflx] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The sharp coldness pierced his skull and he opened his eyes , preparing himself for a Forest . |
2 | He was preparing himself for a British Council tour of France but it was cancelled at the last moment ; he did , however , fly to Amsterdam and then on to Rome in December under the auspices of the same organization . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | But he 'd been practising his backhand all year , mentally preparing himself for the North Shore . |
6 | Mahoney sucked in a deep breath , preparing himself for the next round of questions . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | Serena Gordon , preparing herself for a year in London — ‘ I 'll take my passport and go to Ongar ’ |
11 | She had stayed there , always conscious that she was preparing herself for an existence of unutterable boredom , and was one of an enormous number of women who were training themselves for an ‘ if I do n't marry ’ life . |
12 | She rested her chin on her knees , preparing herself for the long wait . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | I 'm preparing myself for the next life . |
15 | I became seasoned , gained experience , all the while preparing myself for the lucky chance that would surely come . |
16 | As Crilly can not drive , I ply myself with junk food and coffee , preparing myself for the wheel . |
17 | The Jones boys were busy preparing themselves for a whistle-stop tour of Texas , fuelled by the news from their American promoters that they 'd be playing Dallas and Houston the same nights as GENESIS , and that they were out-selling PHIL ‘ Two Houses ’ COLLINS and his Tory mates by three tickets to one . |
18 | Tennis players are notoriously bad in preparing themselves for the season — and especially the ‘ off ’ season . |
19 | The eagles talked less now and fell into their own thoughts as if preparing themselves for the dark months ahead . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | Preparing yourself for a visit to an elderly parent who may not be exactly on your list of favourite people is quite another matter . |