Example sentences of "[was/were] prepared [to-vb] [pron] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | They were prepared to compromise because they I 'm sure that you know you ca n't imagine them not being really but because they 're such erm they were outraged at this machine but they were prepared to give it a try but the way it was bulldozed through that once the machine was there there was no choice then and almost you know get going boys get more and more and more slate you know greed they felt the employer was being greedy at the expense of quality . |
| 2 | Even those who did not endorse the company 's claim to produce ‘ The Best Car in the World ’ were prepared to give it the benefit of the doubt . |
| 3 | Having released two singles — ‘ June ’ — and ‘ Childhood Revisited ’ — in the late eighties on an independent label — Ashanti recorded a demo containing a song called ‘ Real World ’ , which was despatched to Polygram and , according to Boyd , ‘ within 20 minutes they were prepared to make us an offer which , at the time , was as good as we could get . |
| 4 | This meant that people were prepared to offer me a sequence of positions in which I only had to do research without having to lecture . |
| 5 | However , she was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt . |
| 6 | Thank goodness , though that for all he was n't so free with his smiles he had a terrific sense of humour and had not held against her the blunt , not to say impolite way she 'd asked if he was prepared to give her an interview . |
| 7 | I put it to Paul and he decided he was prepared to give it a go . ’ |