Example sentences of "prepare [art] meal " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if you were to say ‘ I believe so ’ or ‘ I doubt it ’ , we might not prepare the meal but we could hardly plan to go elsewhere until we had heard from you more definitely . |
| 2 | He welcomed his wife and Erika briefly , said that as he had prepared the meal he was not going to wash up , and retreated into his bedroom . |
| 3 | So , for example , Salah and Bil Hasan , brothers living with their wives in one household , with their own private rooms and kitchens , always ate in the common courtyard , on neutral territory ; and each wife in turn prepared the meal , rigidly observing the rota even if her husband was absent . |
| 4 | ‘ You prepared the meal . |
| 5 | If it was hard physical work , the men would do it while the women prepared a meal for everyone . |
| 6 | As they prepared a meal one day , Aunt Margaret chalked : |
| 7 | After a crisis in his life in 1974 , his ministry in Leeds and London led women and men , archbishops and students to his home , meeting an increasingly gentle , humane and wise priest , who might greet his visitors in an apron preparing the meal . |
| 8 | Make a simple one-pot meal for Saturday evening dinner ( like a stew in the slo-cooker , so that you are not forever preparing the meal and forever washing up ) . |
| 9 | Firstly , set aside time for preparing the meal . |
| 10 | Across from him Chen busied himself at his wife 's side , preparing the meal . |
| 11 | Lily was proudly going through her steak and kidney pie recipe and they were both working together and preparing the meal . |
| 12 | Then they 'd go with Dad to fetch Grandpa while Mum finished preparing the meal . |
| 13 | He was briskly preparing a meal of compo rations . |
| 14 | None of them was seen as capable of safely preparing a meal ; seven would wander away from home if not watched ; four were substantially incontinent ; five were thought to be at risk with gas or fires ; six were physically frail or had mobility difficulties . |
| 15 | They were glad to see it , as they had packed some food in one of the suitcases , and directly the porter had gone they set about preparing a meal . |
| 16 | Of course it can be difficult , when you work or study all day , to arrive home at about seven o'clock and try to feel enthusiastic about preparing a meal . |
| 17 | ‘ They were very relaxed about it , even preparing a meal for themselves and the dog and calmly leaving after an overnight stay . |
| 18 | If a dog wants food , for example when you are preparing a meal , then it may well start to whine until you give it some scraps . |
| 19 | With nine children to feed , preparing a meal was a major event . |
| 20 | It 's the same thing every day ; you ca n't sort of say you 're not going to do it , because you 've got to do it — like preparing a meal : it 's got to be done because if you do n't do it , the children would n't eat … |
| 21 | The minute registering of ‘ the flickerings of that innermost flame which flashes its messages through the brain' , to use Virginia Woolf 's words , works best on ordinary experience rather than extraordinary — walking along a street , preparing a meal , knitting a stocking . |
| 22 | The irony of the situation hit her as she began preparing a meal from the provisions she 'd brought with her . |
| 23 | Robbie began preparing a meal while Fen completed mooring procedures . |
| 24 | Recently in Lhasa , several women were shot and killed by the Chinese military , one teenager in her own home where she was preparing a meal . |
| 25 | A woman with two young boys round her skirts was preparing a meal , perched on a stool with a pottery bowl on her knees . |
| 26 | Glancing around , she deduced from the sounds drifting from the kitchen that Tara was preparing a meal . |
| 27 | While Sarah travels , Richard slaves over a hot stove , lovingly preparing a meal . |
| 28 | It 's well worth preparing a meal and a few snacks for the day of the move . |
| 29 | Maybe he was helping her prepare the meal for the husband and the child , stifling the urge to take her in his arms . |
| 30 | The moment would come , quite soon perhaps , perhaps in the evening when they would turn aside into some thicket , light a fire , and prepare a meal , when it would seem right and natural to look this mystery in the face . |