Example sentences of "preparing for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Margaret Hamlet 's daughter , Carina , has endured 10 years of painful operations with a cheerful smile and is preparing for surgery again at a pioneering orthopaedic hospital , near the Clwyd/Shropshire border . |
| 2 | This traditionally financed the samba schools , which spend six months preparing for carnival . |
| 3 | The day to day business of preparing for fundholding had been the task of the practice or fund manager(s) together with the lead clinician . |
| 4 | Biting back feelings of inadequacy , frustration and anger I tied up the bundle as well as I could , resigning myself to losing most of it on the way down the hill , preparing for laughter and jeers when we got to the village . |
| 5 | Here he was on his deathbed , preparing for oblivion , and she sits over there reading Parson Noah 's latest pamphlet . |
| 6 | A figure in a raincoat was preparing for sleep in the doorway of George Henry Lee 's , treading round and round on a heap of old newspapers like a dog at the hearth . |
| 7 | Everything within the walls was preparing for sleep . |
| 8 | Counsellors are available to talk to and advise individuals and couples about marital or partnership problems , preparing for marriage and parenthood . |
| 9 | Counsellors are available to talk to and advise individuals and couples about marital or partnership problems , preparing for marriage and parenthood . |
| 10 | There was speculation that the tabloids were preparing for life under a Labour government . |
| 11 | In part two : uncharted waters … the pilot who 's preparing for life on the high seas . |
| 12 | The final sections of ‘ Van Gogh ’ are particularly masterly : as the painter painfully dies in the little village inn , his friends lament his passing for a moment and then get on with the business of the day — shopping , washing clothes , preparing for work . |
| 13 | ‘ But it is foolish to ignore this important element in preparing for work . ’ |
| 14 | Her fellow students at the Institute of Education in Mallen Street were preparing for work in many different parts of the world ; Africa , India , Cyprus . |
| 15 | We sit in the living-room for half an hour while members of the family drift by , sleepy-eyed , preparing for work and school . |
| 16 | In Opposition days , Heath the permanent secretary manqué set about preparing for government with a will . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ At the same time , in every week of every month we will be working and preparing for Government . |
| 18 | PREPARING FOR SUCCESS |
| 19 | ‘ The task of preparing for freedom the races which can not as yet govern themselves ’ , he wrote , ‘ is the supreme duty of those who can . |
| 20 | The modular system provides a basis of transferable skills which assists those who , for whatever reason , wish to change career direction ; those preparing for return to employment and those wishing to add to or update their skills . |
| 21 | This book is intended for teachers and students preparing for English for Business , English for Commerce and SEFIC . |
| 22 | PREPARING FOR ENGLISH FOR COMMERCE Prentice Hall International due 1990 |
| 23 | A textbook , composed specially for this examination , has been published — Preparing for English for Commerce , by David Davies and Douglas Picket , publisher Prentice Hall . |
| 24 | A textbook , composed specifically for this examination , has been published — Preparing for English for Commerce , by David Davies and Douglas Picket , publisher Prentice Hall . |
| 25 | Horses preparing for parade in Cumbria |
| 26 | In the yard , the protagonists were preparing for battle . |
| 27 | She met her reflection with a stubbornly squared chin , mentally preparing for battle . |
| 28 | One week later they were preparing for divorce . |
| 29 | I therefore offer readers an extract of my elder friend 's memoirs , taken from the book which his daughter Aliki Costakis and I are currently preparing for publication . |
| 30 | I acknowledge receipt of your letter of 5 February 1993 to Mr Chynoweth , Director of Finance , seeking a contribution towards your costs for preparing for Council Tax . |