Example sentences of "to prepare [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we may have to prepare ourselves for his absence . |
| 2 | But we may have to prepare ourselves for his absence . ’ |
| 3 | In addition , 1992 will see the European Community as one free market and we have to prepare ourselves for further competition from other EC countries . |
| 4 | ‘ Eight per cent is bad enough but then it goes up to 17.5 per cent so therefore we have got to prepare ourselves for the impact of that and try to minimise the impact on our customers . ’ |
| 5 | How are we going to prepare ourselves for that competitive market er if our interest rates are such that they 're starving industry of it 's investment and pushing business after business into liquidation and throwing people out of jobs ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ The test for Neil is whether he could have done anything better to prepare himself for the task ahead . |
| 8 | Harry Lamb worked on his father 's farm , managed on five hours ' sleep a night and studied to prepare himself for the Church of Ireland ministry . |
| 9 | The other element related to control of the mind where through meditation or chanting the practitioner seeks to free his soul from the bondage of his mind and body and to prepare himself for spiritual enlightenment or true self-realisation — that he is in fact part of the ‘ Impersonal Absolute ’ ( Brahman ) . |
| 10 | Taking a few deep breaths to prepare himself for the encounter , Ybreska stepped into the middle of the road to meet his contact . |
| 11 | Should Alan Ingram 's verdict on the Budget be widely held , Mr Lamont would do well to prepare himself for that growth to stop dead in its tracks . |
| 12 | Peter hesitated in the hall , not so much to eavesdrop as to prepare himself for a noiseless ascent of the stairs . |
| 13 | And he wanted to prepare himself for the daughter . |
| 14 | He would need time and peace to prepare himself for whatever he decided . |
| 15 | In addition , the learning steps a student must follow to prepare himself for each test are specified . |
| 16 | Dave breathed a sigh of relief but realised that he would have to prepare himself for another day . |
| 17 | So the market will have to prepare itself for a non-Tory government . |
| 18 | Equally , no company should fail to take advance action to prepare itself for them . |
| 19 | Before his arrival she endeavoured to prepare herself for all exigencies , but this was difficult to do because she had no idea what sort of a man he was going to be . |
| 20 | ‘ Advice to Sophronia ’ describes the woman as a decayed beauty of fifty-five who ought to prepare herself for a ‘ Virgin Grave ’ . |
| 21 | Even though she had tried to prepare herself for the possibility , the sense of shock hit her like a physical pain . |
| 22 | Above all she sought — and hoped — to prepare herself in every way for modern motherhood , free of the restrictions that had marked her own unhappy upbringing . |
| 23 | It may be that with adequate supervision and a period of reorientation it will not take very long to prepare yourself for a new role , but do take care to acknowledge your limitations , and to make known to your manager how these are likely to affect the care you give . |
| 24 | 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 ) . |
| 25 | had you had any opportunity to prepare yourself for the sort of questions he might be asking ? |
| 26 | How to prepare yourself for a life after work |
| 27 | ‘ It 's a sad time for me , but this is something for which I 've been trying to prepare myself for some time , ’ he said . |
| 28 | I go to prepare myself for self-immolation . ’ |
| 29 | TO PREPARE MYSELF for this latest , and biggest Grudge Match , I run through the list of my opponent 's useful weaknesses : over-caution , middle-pocket anxiety , last-six-colours angst , plus a Plutonic rage whenever snookered more than once a frame . |
| 30 | The night before the recording I read through the play again — this time in a more technical and objective manner to prepare myself for my performance . |