Example sentences of "[be] ready for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Always before he had only had to touch me for me to be ready for the final act which we 'd always denied ourselves ; there was no reason to suppose that would n't happen again . |
| 2 | Meetings were often held in museums or educational institutions specially built or refurbished to be ready for the great occasion . |
| 3 | Work went on over the Summer Holiday of 1980 to ensure that the Convent buildings would be ready for the new term , when there would be girls in both the Sixth Form and the First Form . |
| 4 | What training , in languages and other skills , do we need to be ready for the single market ? |
| 5 | I told him and we reached the CHAB studios with only a few moments to settle Mr Murray before the microphone and be ready for the red light signifying we were ‘ on the air ’ . |
| 6 | They , as members of the kingdom of Heaven , must be ready for the sudden arrival of Jesus at the parousia . |
| 7 | The rapid progress with the construction of the railway , the past couple of weeks having witnessed the excavation of a cutting and preparation of about 500 feet of track bed , had enabled about 200 feet of track to be ready for the open day . |
| 8 | When he 's carried out his own thorough audit , he 'll be ready for the independent audit . |
| 9 | ‘ Whoo , , Carlie said , ‘ that means I 'll stay until I 'm ready for the old folks home . ’ |
| 10 | In excited anticipation we completed the ferry and within minutes were ready for the off . |
| 11 | Now the beer is ready for the final stage in the brewery before it leaves for the pub cellar . |
| 12 | The identified block is ready for the usual editing options — cutting , copying , moving and pasting . |
| 13 | ‘ Unfortunately , yes , though Melford and I will leave for Nottingham within the hour to ensure the castle is ready for the Scottish envoys . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But I am now convinced he has the talent and is ready for the big challenge every Manchester United player faces . ’ |
| 15 | And when we are satisfied and at peace , then we are ready for the endless joys of the mental life . |
| 16 | The female keeps her eggs and growing young in her mouth until they are ready for the outside world . |
| 17 | Also , the traumas of the Vietnam War and civil liberties clashes caused a crisis of confidence and led to a questioning frame of mind , which was ready for the idiosyncratic and difficult to interpret images made by Friedlander and his contemporaries . |
| 18 | Black House , as the Chelsea headquarters in the King 's Road became known , had uniformed sentries at its doors , for all the world as if the private army was ready for the great coup . |
| 19 | Thus the Lincoln was ready for the current fashion for larger carcasses . |