Example sentences of "prepared him for " in BNC.

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1 His education had not prepared him for this in any way .
2 Nothing in his many years ' service had prepared him for this sort of situation .
3 Life had not prepared him for the task , and it soon became clear that he lacked the natural shrewdness and strength of character that a Gdansk plumber was to show the Polish bosses three years later .
4 His background hardly prepared him for a life of elegant luxury as a film star or obedience to the star system .
5 He says sex education at school is useless and has n't prepared him for what to expect .
6 Nothing in his IBM Corp background could have prepared him for the kind of speech he gave — in fact had to give , if Taligent is to be seen as the answer to the world 's ills .
7 Nothing in our four days on the felucca with this sullen boy had prepared us for this , as nothing could have prepared him for that afternoon in Asyut .
8 Nothing could have prepared him for its response .
9 It seemed that his final revelation had soothed him , prepared him for death .
10 Again , Karr had prepared him for this .
11 Nothing however could have prepared him for the drama to come .
12 Sir Charles , whose practice as a family solicitor in Hertfordshire had not prepared him for this sort of thing , was losing control .
13 Ronnie is just glad it 's all over , and aware that his past acting career had prepared him for his ordeal .
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