Example sentences of "[pron] [be] ready for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Whoo , , Carlie said , ‘ that means I 'll stay until I 'm ready for the old folks home . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The large bay and steady winds make this centre ideal for practising at your own pace , with our staff ready to assist when you 're ready for the next step . |
| 4 | She was asleep — there was a little island of light over her bed in the side-room of the empty ward — and someone said in a professional whisper , ‘ Do you think she 's ready for the next stage ? ’ |
| 5 | About a week after Dawn first started ‘ rousing up ’ , I felt she was ready for the next stage of her training . |
| 6 | She was ready for the next stage of free flight ! |
| 7 | And when we are satisfied and at peace , then we are ready for the endless joys of the mental life . |
| 8 | We are ready for the next step in the argument : genes in one organism can have extended phenotypic effects on the body of another organism . |
| 9 | I released the crew that had had no food or rest all day and we were ready for the first watch next day . ’ |
| 10 | The genius of balancing a menu meant that even yet we were ready for the next course . |
| 11 | The female keeps her eggs and growing young in her mouth until they are ready for the outside world . |
| 12 | When the garment is done , simply rinse the ink off the perspex and it 's ready for the next time . |
| 13 | Once LIFESPAN knows about its media types , available units and has some media items available for use ( ie. in State 2 ) , it is ready for the first Offline run . |
| 14 | ‘ Our goal ’ , he says , ‘ is to make sure the town is in good social and economic shape so that it is ready for the next century . ’ |
| 15 | When the camcorder battery warning light comes on , recharge the battery to ensure that it is ready for the next time it is needed . |
| 16 | It was ready for the further development of Capitalism as the means of assuring the exponential increase in production which the Industrial Revolution was making possible , the phenomenal expansion which for the next forty years was to be centred on a Britain uniquely the workshop of the world and the engine of economic growth . |