Example sentences of "[was/were] prepare [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those of the French , the majority , who at least implicitly gave their allegiance to Vichy France , were prepared for a wary collaboration with the Japanese and as Admiral Decoux , the French Governor-General appointed by Marshal pétain , always maintained , they were determined , no matter what happened in France , to preserve the French position in Indochina . |
| 2 | They were prepared for an unyielding defence of their two flocks of 10,000 battery hens against the Ministry of Agriculture and the 10 burly ex-miners who form the ministry 's chicken-killing squad , ever-ready to wring a feathered neck . |
| 3 | Rice starch ( Sigma Chemical Co ) and rice powder ( local supermarket ) ORS were prepared with an identical electrolyte composition and glucose content ( after complete hydrolysis ) to HYPO-ORS . |
| 4 | Three experimental diets were prepared from a standard formula plus pure oleic , linoleic , or eicosapentaenoic acid ( 2% by weight ) . |
| 5 | The experimental diets were prepared from a standard formula that included the following semisynthetic components ( wt/wt ) : 20% casein , 1% methionine , 32% corn starch , 15% sucrose , 5% methyl-cellulose , 12% fat emulsion ( Calogen , Scientific Hospital Supplies , Liverpool , UK ; consisting of 50% water , 11% linoleic acid , 28% oleic acid , and 9% saturated fatty acids ) , 3% balanced salt mixture , 0.1% α-tocopherol ( Roig Farma , Barcelona , Spain ) , and a 10% supplement including vitamins , inerals , and dextrin ( Seravit , Scientific Hospital Supplies ) . |
| 6 | To this end , three experimental diets were prepared from a standard rodent diet supplemented with pure oleic , linoleic , or eicosapentaenoic acid . |
| 7 | For this purpose , three special diets were prepared from a standard diet that was supplemented with oleic or linoleic acid or eicosapentaenoic acid . |
| 8 | So St Wilfrid the bishop and his clergy on bended knees lifted their hands again to heaven and gained the help of the Lord … who straightway bade the tide return before its usual hour , and while the pagans , on the coming of their king were preparing for a fourth battle , the sea came back and covered all the shore , so that the ship was floated and made its way into the deep . |
| 9 | Bread never went mouldy in Algeria , which meant that so long as I was prepared for a good chew , I could always buy enough to last to the next village . |
| 10 | Michelle has an abundance of waist-length hair and although she was prepared for a radical cut , Patrick recommended keeping the length but blunt-cutting it to a clean , straight line : ‘ You do n't have to have mountains cut off to look different , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Guidance on conduct and ethics generally was prepared for a revised edition of the Guide to the Professional Conduct of Solicitors , and a complete new set of accounts rules came into force in June 1992 . |
| 12 | By 1984 the government , however , was prepared for a lengthy coal strike and refused to compromise . |
| 13 | Control medium was prepared with a similar dilution of alcohol and in a pilot study had no obvious effect on proliferation . |
| 14 | In each series of probe preparations , a wild type control was prepared in an identical manner at the same time . |
| 15 | The report was prepared by a working party set up in January to investigate large positions the American investment bank built up in MCC shares during that period but failed to disclose . |
| 16 | It was prepared by a Steering Group comprising representatives of : |
| 17 | A draft Convention was prepared by a Special Commission of the Hague Conference in February 1964 and by the 10th Session of the Conference in the following October . |
| 18 | It showed the leader board and then switched to the seventh where Krantz was preparing for a long approach putt down the kidney-shaped green . |
| 19 | At zero six hundred hours the following morning Captain Trentham gave them a full briefing : they were to be transported by ship to Boulogne , they learned , and after ten days ' further training they would be expected to march on to Etaples , where they would join their regiment under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Danvers Hamilton DSO , who , they were assured , was preparing for a massive assault on the German defences . |
| 20 | His eyes were unreadable but a small pulse at the edge of his lips was preparing for a dismissive smile . |