Example sentences of "[was/were] prepare for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The Mulberry idea was first suggested as early as 1942 and Naval parties made repeated night crossings to take soundings and measurements from which charts were prepared for various landing sites .
2 Identical meals were prepared for each study day and they were eaten within 30 minutes of serving .
3 Bids were prepared for commercial work in the Falkland Islands and Laos .
4 Bids were prepared for commercial work in the Falkland Islands and Laos .
5 She was prepared for mild stomach upsets , sunburn and the occasional blister .
6 The stomach , exposed by a midline laparotomy , was prepared for continuous perfusion by an inflow cannula inserted through the oesophagus and an outflow cannula inserted through the pylorus .
7 Thus opinion in the child care services was prepared for major change , in attitudes , policy , and practice , to be introduced in a new legislative framework .
8 The report of Planning , Industrial and Economic Development Advisers , which was prepared for British Rail , goes into more detail on that critical point : ’ Stratford is not strongly placed to attract high quality uses , such as corporate headquarters or European Community institutions .
9 Total RNA was prepared for northern blot analysis .
10 Her new owner was prepared for some difficulty , and so took Anna to a good professional horsebreaker ; but to no avail .
11 Once again the Party was preparing for armed struggle and the stunning German victory of 1940 would have appeared to many Vietnamese to be ‘ the moment of great opportunity ’ .
12 Even as the first-year girl drew her inferences , her headmaster , Manuel Lenarduzzi , was preparing for last night 's meeting with her parents and those of other first-year children who are the guinea pigs of the new system and whose future is one of attainment targets .
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