Example sentences of "ready for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having correctly spaced the members of the party at the other end of the rope , any spare rope should be coiled neatly around the leader 's shoulders and tied off with an overhand knot , ready for possible use later in the day . |
| 2 | He spotted at once the no-nonsense tones of the Koran , and , as always when The Book was being quoted , kept his eyes on his chest and tried to look like a man willing to leap off his chair on to all fours , ready for total prostration at any moment . |
| 3 | And it was one of those such nights that at half past seven I 'd just got most of the fires set and ready to er er just on and going and I 'd half an hour to get everything straightened and ready for eight o'clock opening , and the door at the back went , which was where the office used to be . |
| 4 | The two groups prepared to write their papers and got ready for joint submission , which was set for Friday 24 March . |
| 5 | During the winter the bridge was completely rebuilt and the line 's controlling company Brecon Mountain Railway lashed out for £100,000 to make sure that the bridge was ready for 1992 operations . |
| 6 | As my Spanish accountant said , Spain is so far behind not only will it not be ready for 1992 in that year , but it will not be ready by 2092 . |
| 7 | IS MY AUTHORITY READY FOR 1992 ? |
| 8 | The Bureau is taking a lead in ensuring that local government is ready for 1992 . |
| 9 | The Government eventually opted for services at Ardley , but they wo n't be ready for many months . |
| 10 | Perhaps the least welcome part of the TA 's weekend is having to wash the Land-Rovers and motor cycles , and clean and store the kit , for all this equipment must always be ready for instant use . |
| 11 | When they played cricket and other games in Calcutta their arms were placed on a table under a guard on the edge of the playing field , ready for instant action . |
| 12 | He is the shooter ; he must always be available , ready for instant action . |
| 13 | It was hot and clammy , accentuated by the constant pain of keeping his body at critical pitch , ready for instant action . |
| 14 | Safely stowed against the mast or along the stays , it is always ready for instant use . |
| 15 | It has been established that new information rapidly decays from the memory ; it can not be kept ready for instant recall unless its impression on the brain is renewed . |
| 16 | As usual , all rigs are fully interchangeable and ready for instant swaps . |
| 17 | Ready for continued descent — but on a modest gradient . |
| 18 | Be about ready for young Cooke , I reckon . ’ |
| 19 | The men who created the new unionism and , in so doing , abandoned Industrial Co-operation ( except as a minor and incidental means to trade unionism 's ends of improving conditions of employment ) were not wrong in their time because , in short , history was not yet ready for Industrial Co-operation . |
| 20 | They are made to measure and supplied pre-glazed — double or triple — with all the fittings and screws in place ready for immediate , trouble-free installation ( as long as measuring up has been done carefully , and the hole for the window is square ) . |
| 21 | Crack a cooled bean and check that it is evenly coloured throughout ; if so , the beans are ready for immediate use of may be cooled and stored in an airtight jar . |
| 22 | However , with two divers in the water at the same time , one can aid the other , and there is always the standby diver on the vessel , ready for immediate response . |
| 23 | When on 5 September the Lords Lieutenant of the four most northerly counties were ordered to make their respective militias ready for immediate service , it emerged that neither Northumberland nor Durham had been reimbursed by central government for the money they had previously spent in keeping the force mustered , while the authorities in Cumberland admitted candidly : ‘ T is so long since the militia was raised that we are apprehensive the arms are either lost or in bad order . ’ |
| 24 | If it does , the battery is ready for immediate use ; if not , leave it on charge for as long as necessary . |
| 25 | Satisfied that the gun was ready for immediate use , Kirov transferred it discreetly to his jacket pocket before turning and walking towards the waiting figure of Ybreska . |
| 26 | Omari gives a translation of an interesting example in reply to a reader who had written that Africans were ready for immediate self-rule : |
| 27 | During this time the egg passes along her oviduct ( egg-laying tube ) so that it is ready for immediate extrusion when she arrives at the nest . |
| 28 | Jumping into a vehicle they drove furiously to Haleiwa where their P.40s were ready for immediate take-off . |
| 29 | For instance , a tenant may have agreed to take a lease from a landlord of premises which are free standing and are ready for immediate occupation by the tenant . |
| 30 | But because the two meeting houses are enveloped in giant tarpaulins ready for overnight fumigation there will be no official welcome . |