Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] prepare [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | An animal might for instance prepare itself for a fight by learning a particular association between some noise and the appearance of its enemy in the near future . |
| 2 | The serious business of gaining an Oxford scholarship and some measure of financial independence had begun and , for a time , gave Edward the drive necessary to matriculate easily as a non-collegiate student at Oxford , to live in lodgings there , and to attend a full course of lectures to prepare himself for an entrance scholarship to Balliol , Merton , or Lincoln . |
| 3 | On this basis he maintains that these adults should not be seen ‘ as agents of social control repressing the young — as reductionist social history might suggest — but as agents of socialization preparing them for their future roles as citizens in a society to which most adolescents gave unthinking and willing allegiance ’ . |
| 4 | Similarly , if you have a regular tutorial at say , 11 am each Tuesday , it makes sense to set aside some part of Monday to prepare yourself for the Tuesday tutorial ( see Chapters on managing your time at college ) . |
| 5 | Desire for God prepares us for delight in God . |
| 6 | Cecilia has done well — she is now on a polytechnic degree course — but nothing in her years in care prepared her for independent living . |
| 7 | Well , I am here , Lizzie , in order to prepare myself for a long day tomorrow , which I think is a wise decision , do n't you ? ’ |
| 8 | By late September , the local doctor concluded that the lad was sinking fast , and told him ( according to the diary ) ‘ that notwithstanding all the efforts which have been made to check the disease , they had not done so … and advised him to look to God to prepare him for whatever might be the event of the disease . |
| 9 | There has been a fall out with the grass court tournaments as the better juniors are now seeking matches on cement to prepare them for the nationals at Nottingham . |
| 10 | It 's also a perfect place for students to prepare themselves for the new grade-level Trinity College Of Music Pop Exams , since the Guitar School is the new local exam centre ! |
| 11 | A variety of possible contributing factors have been put forward : that biological factors make women more vulnerable than men ; that women are socially disadvantaged by the roles they are expected to perform , and psychologically disadvantaged by socialization preparing them for these roles ; that women express their emotions more readily ; and that health professionals are more likely to equate feminine characteristics with ill health ( Weissman and Klerman , 1977 ; Penfold and Walker , 1984 ; Corob , 1987 ) . |
| 12 | Home Economics should not lose its status as a subject , because the knowledge attained by pupils prepares them for life . |