Example sentences of "be preparing an " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1759 the French were known to be preparing an invasion of Scotland in which French forces would sail and rouse any remaining Stuart rebels . |
| 2 | So if you need any help , a ‘ Come and Try It Day ’ , publicity , help with facilities etc. contact your Regional Rep. ( see Jan 1982 Q.T. Notes ) She is already in contact with the regional Sports Council and during the next few months will be preparing an overall programme for the whole Region . |
| 3 | If the whole class is involved in researching a topic — which might include using the computer , browsing through the library , watching a video programme — it becomes easier to supervise the work of one small group ( that might , for example , be preparing an interview ) . |
| 4 | Danny McCann , Mairead Farrell and Sean Savage were shot dead after the SAS was called into Gibraltar in 1988 to help police there round up a suspected IRA unit thought to be preparing an attack on British troops . |
| 5 | Ron said that he 'd been preparing an obituary of Lord Mountbatten for some time , that Mountbatten had somehow got wind of it and had approached the BBC with a view to taking part . |
| 6 | The Silence Of The Lambs director Jonathan Demme and screenwriter Ted Tally are preparing an unlikely adaptation of David Lodge 's Midlands college — and-factory novel Nice Work , already filmed by ITV . |
| 7 | In fact the women were mainly wives of Welsh and English soldiers , and some high-ranking officers wives , who were preparing an evening meal . |
| 8 | Most recent early Netherlandish shows have therefore tended to be closely focused , either with very few outside loans ( as with the National Gallery , Washington 's 1992 show around its Gerard David ‘ St Anne altarpiece ’ which temporarily reunited the gallery 's three central panels with its predella panels from Edinburgh and Toledo , Ohio ) , or organised as in-house ‘ dossier ’ shows , as with the 1991 Joos van Cleve exhibition at the Louvre , organised by Cecile Scaillierez , who is preparing an in-house Hans Memling show for 1994 . |
| 9 | If anyone is preparing an ambush or some stealthy assassin lies lurking in a tavern , their wait will be both long and fruitless . ’ |
| 10 | S&N 's executive committee has recently approved an initiative to find out what the situation is and is preparing an attitude survey to identify what managers are really thinking and what the problems are perceived to be . |
| 11 | Regnier was preparing an exhibition on the theme of Picasso 's crucifixions , for which Bacon had often expressed his profound admiration , and the ‘ Three studies for figures at the base of a Crucifixion ’ will be shown there . |
| 12 | When , later in 1582 , Sir Humphrey Gilbert [ q.v. ] was preparing an American colonizing expedition , Clerke entered his service and served as master of his flagship , the Delight , first under William Winter and then Maurice Browne as captains , between June and August 1583 . |
| 13 | The government claimed that UNITA was stalling whilst awaiting United States congressional discussions on military aid budgets , while , for its part , UNITA alleged that the government was preparing an all-out military strike against its forces along the Angola-Namibia border , using Namibian airstrips with the co-operation of the Namibian government . |
| 14 | On Aug. 9 the Israeli Justice Ministry had announced that it was preparing an amendment to the 1986 law outlawing contacts with the PLO . |