Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] prepared for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having worked offshore on oil platforms for the last 13 years , Derry and Fran were well prepared for the rather isolated nature of life on the island . |
| 2 | Lothian and Borders police said they were well prepared for the friendly invasion . |
| 3 | Universal , who had advanced him the $850,000 were even prepared for the fact that it challenged the American Dream and attacked American society for ‘ destroying itself ’ , told through its hero — played by Dennis — who is a Hollywood stunt man devoured by his quest for big cars , swimming pools and gorgeous girls . |
| 4 | The English were poorly prepared for the renewal of the war . |
| 5 | In some ways , however , Alexander was better prepared for the throne than either of his immediate predecessors . |
| 6 | The ground was thus prepared for a fully fledged revival . |
| 7 | Now that virtue could be acknowledged in the toddler as he freely followed his own natural pursuits and interests — not excluding the exploration of his own body-the ground was finally prepared for an acceptance of babies ' desires as needs in themselves : ‘ Babies want attention ; they probably need plenty of it ’ ( Children 's Bureau , 1945 ) . |
| 8 | And yet , for all his reservations , Nietzsche continued to devote time and energy to orthodox classical scholarship ; and he was still prepared for an academic career , albeit with the special aims appropriate to one so sceptical of the established order . |
| 9 | The senator was seemingly prepared for every difficulty I raised . |
| 10 | Dr Apps , the oldest in the group at 33 , said he was well prepared for the cold conditions . |