Example sentences of "ready [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could not help feeling that if we could have had him from the moment of the return of Civil Government Burma would have been in a happier and more disciplined condition , ready to see the real task which the nation would have to face as soon as its political future was decided . |
| 2 | The Laird of Quarrel did not have the slightest intention of sharing the spoils of office with Craigbarnet , but he was unlikely to get anywhere near the office without strong interest , and those upon whom he relied were ready to see the wisdom of returning to the old practice of sharing the office . |
| 3 | It is understandable that a civil servant takes longer to negotiate or work out a solution over which he is unenthusiastic , the result being that by the time the work is complete , there is a new minister who is more ready to see the weaknesses of this line of action . |
| 4 | And eventually , Guinness as we know it , rich subtle and dark , is ready to see the light of day . |
| 5 | Beetles that have at least a portion of the adult population overwintering , carry some Laboulbeniales through the winter ; when the new adults emerge , the old , infected ones are ready to carry the infection to them . |
| 6 | She should have ticked off Miss Vine 's name on her list and been ready to carry the empty plates and covers back to the van . |
| 7 | An uncle appears as nearest agnate , ready to claim the estate on intestacy ; but the trustee claims the estate for his own , since the intended beneficiary has died . |
| 8 | Sparhawk , just back from questing in the Elenium , ready to claim the kingdom and woo the girl , discovers that his creator David Eddings does n't give him much time to breathe , and he 's off again : the A format of Domes of Fire ( Grafton , £4.99 ) is out this month — stay tuned for further instalments . |
| 9 | The participants from Eastern Europe may well have been surprised at how lightly their Western counterparts were ready to sacrifice the traditions of the great east Berlin museums . |
| 10 | Another £7,000 followed and Wesker was ready to mount the readings . |
| 11 | Most of our pupils will be ready to sit the external examination in May of S5 . |
| 12 | He has already cut the wax into six portions , plus a couple of spares , and flattened it out ready to enclose the paper scrolls . |
| 13 | The police were dragging out the screens from their van , ready to enclose the scene of crime . |
| 14 | Slater and Gearing ( 1988 ) give the following quotation from Samuel Johnson , written in the eighteenth century , to illustrate their argument that we are too ready to ascribe the label demented to older people . |
| 15 | From its medieval origins , when it provided an intellectual grounding for those intending to earn their living in the law , the church and medicine , higher education has been ready to acknowledge the wider society which sustains it . |
| 16 | He was also ready to acknowledge the failures of bureaucracy and deplored an organisation of ‘ little cogs , little men , clinging to little jobs and striving towards bigger ones . ’ |
| 17 | The Egyptians , while insisting that they do not speak for the Palestinians , appear ready to fudge the principle of PLO selection of the Palestinian delegation to ensure Israeli participation . |
| 18 | The Egyptians , while insisting that they do not speak for the Palestinians , appear ready to fudge the principle of PLO selection of the Palestinian delegation to ensure Israeli participation . |
| 19 | In exercising that power , managers have to be ready to debate the issues . |
| 20 | They were ready to enjoy the fruits of victory , and to listen to Uncle Mack 's Broadstairs Minstrels . |
| 21 | He delighted to have the point examined , turned over , scrutinised , probed and polished , until it was sharp and gleaming and ready to demolish the whole controversy . |
| 22 | Meanwhile , in response to Texas Instruments Inc 's latest 33MHz iteration of the SuperSparc ( UX No 401 ) , sources say Sun Microsystems Inc is almost ready to hit the streets with a further Sparcstation 10 workstation — the Model 20 — using the 33MHz parts . |
| 23 | At last , Alice was ready to hit the ball with the flamingo 's head . |
| 24 | You 've got a lot of greasepaint to get through before they 're ready to hit the stage . ’ |
| 25 | Once we were in the raft with all our life jackets and equipment we had to learn to control the raft and respond to commands , then we were ready to hit the rapids . |
| 26 | READY to hit the exhibition trail is BNFL 's new , purpose-built Mobile Exhibition Unit . |
| 27 | ‘ Ready to hit the night spots , eh ? ’ the cabby continued . |
| 28 | Now the formula one grand prix circus is getting ready to hit the road for another season … first race is in South Africa in five weeks time … what 's new … is it going to be a head to head between Mansell and Senna … |
| 29 | I am learning all the time and I feel I am ready to hit the big time . ’ |
| 30 | All the clan from six to sixty were up on the hill before dawn , ready to drive the deer that would help feast them . |