Example sentences of "be preparing for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had been preparing for a raid themselves the next day ; a big raid ; five galleys of men , gathered in Arivegaig ready to board the ships in the dawn . |
| 2 | GROUPS FROM the churches in every parliamentary constituency are preparing for a lobby of MPs , in support of the homeless and poorly housed . |
| 3 | : A group of prison officers are preparing for a mercy mission to Romania on Sunday . |
| 4 | The new couple are preparing for a life together as a normal man and woman . |
| 5 | It is feared the screening of The Leaving of Liverpool will bring back painful memories for many people involved , and social services chiefs are preparing for a stream of referrals . |
| 6 | Mrs Beckett , 49 , and her 66-year-old husband were preparing for a dinner party when the gang knocked at their white pebble-dashed detached cottage in the Derbyshire village of Littleover on Sunday . |
| 7 | Meanwhile Mr Burge is preparing for a struggle . |
| 8 | The mayor is preparing for a charity penalty shoot-out competition at the Leicester City-Middlesbrough game next Wednesday . |
| 9 | In the meantime , RAF Lyneham is preparing for a memorial service , planned for June 23rd . |
| 10 | THE US is preparing for a showdown with other North and South American countries over plans to launch satellites for beaming TV to roof-top aerials . |
| 11 | PREMIER John Major is preparing for a showdown with France over the crucial Gatt trade deal . |
| 12 | PREMIER John Major is preparing for a showdown with France over the crucial Gatt trade deal . |
| 13 | Basingstoke 's Camrose ground is preparing for a record 4,000-plus crowd for the visit of Torquay , whose chances of survival have been reduced by the flu bug in their camp . |
| 14 | That Bukharin was preparing for a struggle with Stalin at this point can not be doubted and he was attempting to drum up international support among other parties of the Comintern . |
| 15 | He could see she was preparing for a party . |