Example sentences of "[vb past] preparing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , since 1975 , people who conduct their own litigation have become entitled to costs in respect of their own time and effort spent preparing and presenting the case . |
| 2 | I can safely claim that nobody at all can read what follows without learning something new about him , any more than I could have imagined , when I began preparing it , how much unrecorded information I would find . |
| 3 | Renee shot a disapproving glance at Knocker and began preparing her drink . |
| 4 | Accordingly , Manville took out his code manual and began preparing an official sanction for despatch to Brussels . |
| 5 | In the meantime , maintenance equipment and personnel were relocated to Renfrew from Abbotsinch and began preparing the Spitfires for transfer to the docks . |
| 6 | In the kitchen his congaie began preparing him another drink without hesitation , although she had noticed he was swaying on his feet . |
| 7 | The irony of the situation hit her as she began preparing a meal from the provisions she 'd brought with her . |
| 8 | During 1992 , the UIA Co-ordinating Group began preparing the RIBA 's response to ‘ Vision 2000 ’ , the theme originally chosen for the UIA Congress in June 1993 . |
| 9 | Robbie began preparing a meal while Fen completed mooring procedures . |
| 10 | The long-running spectacular was extinguished when the hospital began preparing for closure and the future of the site was uncertain . |
| 11 | Christine watched as flight technicians finished preparing the executive transporter for launch . |
| 12 | Then they 'd go with Dad to fetch Grandpa while Mum finished preparing the meal . |
| 13 | I knew I would be alone all my life so I started preparing for it as soon as possible . |
| 14 | So Shitvolumes started preparing his next show as if I were going to be in it , until one day , just before The Jungle Book was about to go up , he came into the dressing room . |
| 15 | BBC children 's favourites Brian Cant and Ross King swept the 25-year-old beauty off her feet as she started preparing for a pantomime . |
| 16 | But as i told you before , when the council started preparing for Hitler , in when I went on the council work in nineteen thirty six I had to fill the ditches in there . |
| 17 | In 1858 the committee started preparing a primary education statute , but between 1859 and 1862 the most striking development in respect of primary schools owed its origins to private individuals . |
| 18 | His work included preparing sermons , managing a variety of organizations attached to the chapel , supervising the finances with the help of the deacons and trustees , if Baptist or Congregational , or the circuit stewards , if Methodist . |
| 19 | Erm if I remember correctly the pre-War price for hanging a wall up , a roll of wallpaper was about sixpence a roll , and that included preparing as well . |
| 20 | He smiled preparing to explain a simple fact to an even simpler person . |
| 21 | Delia Sutherland continued preparing a drink . |
| 22 | Personal survival entailed preparing for the possibility that it could n't be stopped . |
| 23 | Endara criticized Arias 's decision as political opportunism , claiming that he intended preparing his candidature for the 1994 presidential elections . |