Example sentences of "to prepare [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next step is to prepare for the audition at a drama school and find the right kind of textual material which will allow you to show the best of yourself . |
| 2 | Also in an ideal calendar , the Grand Slam Cup should be brought forward to the end of October , 4–5 weeks after the US Open , which would not only give the players a brief chance to relax but then to prepare for the ‘ tour finale ’ on an indoor surface . |
| 3 | A sure signal for those in the ‘ Couples Only ’ seats to adjust their dress , and the rest of us to prepare for the pre national anthem stampede . |
| 4 | In this business , as soon as one meal is complete there is a need to start on the next , and the ACC chefs of the battalion , lunch behind them , had now to prepare for the functions to be held that evening in the Officers ' , and Warrant Officers ' and Sergeants ' Messes for 180 and 350 people respectively . |
| 5 | He went along to Diana 's breathing classes to prepare for the birth and was there by her side in the private Lindo Wing at St Mary 's Hospital in Paddington when William emerged after sixteen hours of labour . |
| 6 | David called Mick Ronson and Woody Woodmansey ( after making ‘ The Man Who Sold The World ’ , they had returned to Hull where they lived ) and invited them back to prepare for the next album , ‘ Hunky Dory ’ . |
| 7 | To prepare for the Great Return , Iraqi workmen were this week assiduously painting zebra-stripes on the deserted streets . |
| 8 | From their secure bases — at least , in Cathay 's case , until China takes over Hong Kong in 1997 — they are expanding aggressively , to prepare for the day when they will have to compete . |
| 9 | WHEN Ronnie Moran was first thrust into the Liverpool manager 's chair 14 months ago , the team he inherited from Kenny Dalglish proceeded to lose three successive matches before getting back on an even keel to prepare for the arrival of Graeme Souness . |
| 10 | If the SARU do not want to make the same mistake , they could organise a tour of South Africa by their proposed national team to prepare for the visits of New Zealand and Australia in August . |
| 11 | In July 1940 Bletchley had intercepted a message from Goering to the chiefs of staff of the Luftwaffe in which was made clear Hitler 's intention to prepare for the invasion of Britain — ‘ Operation Sea Lion ’ , as it was code-named . |
| 12 | If I regurgitate this , it is simply to put down a vote of censure from this column on ministers , particularly Douglas Hogg of the Foreign Office , who did nothing to prepare for the eventuality of oil slicks . |
| 13 | The decision made by the UK Cross-Country Commission to adopt the new date of March 9 sparked controversy among athletes and officials , since it would leave only two weeks for selected athletes to prepare for the World Championships in Antwerp . |
| 14 | This is a pattern to prepare for the movement of sitting down and standing up . |
| 15 | Bells played a prominent part in medieval life , and mechanisms for ringing them , made of toothed wheels and oscillating levers , may have helped to prepare for the invention of mechanical clocks . |
| 16 | The task of the bureau was to prepare for the impact on the community of potentially large-scale long-term unemployment . |
| 17 | In addition to preparing for recruitment the development officers began to prepare for the training and employment of support workers . |
| 18 | I had been asked for a full text of the sermon , to be printed in the society minutes and had gone to some trouble to prepare for the occasion . |
| 19 | From the time of the Anschluss in March 1938 , until the outbreak of war in September 1939 , hopes of peace gradually faded and we began to prepare for the grim reality . |
| 20 | His model of what computer learning should be like is taken from the ‘ Samba schools ’ in Rio de Janeiro , where experts and stars gather a coterie of followers and students to prepare for the carnival . |
| 21 | The event starts at 11.15 a.m. on May 3rd but participants should arrive at 11 o'clock to prepare for the three-mile trail . |
| 22 | However , there is also evidence the emergence of serious skill shortages in some occupations which may prejudice the county 's ability to prepare for the longer term challenges of the Tunnel and the Single European Market . |
| 23 | With a planned hospital stay you will have been told to prepare for the operation as best as you can , perhaps by losing some weight , discontinuing any medication that you may be taking , or attempting to stop smoking . |
| 24 | If the home was judged to be satisfactory , the prospective foster parent , or ‘ befriender ’ as the RCM preferred to call them , was given some reading matter to prepare for the day . |
| 25 | After another couple of hymns and an anthem , they go down to prepare for the next service . |
| 26 | He then rushed off to prepare for the main service of the morning as the Minster bells began to ring out . |
| 27 | ‘ I always have to prepare for the day 's lessons , If I want everything to go smoothly , ’ she explains . |
| 28 | The son of a highly respected medical practitioner in the Sacred Heart parish in Leeds , he was educated by the Benedictines at Fort Augustus before proceeding to Ushaw to prepare for the priesthood . |
| 29 | Second , an understanding of doubt helps us to prepare for the years of testing which , I think , are to come . |
| 30 | When the day of the wedding dawned in October , Elizabeth came up to the farm to help Lydia and Martha to prepare for the ceremony . |