Example sentences of "who was prepared [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | David Lodge , who was prepared to go public as one who ‘ worked with ’ structuralism , nevertheless wrote in a newspaper article in 1980 : |
| 2 | She was not even able to read : though the family possessed an extensive library , Dona Marguerita had it kept locked and the key lodged with Padre Jorge , who was prepared to issue devotional books only , and that grudgingly . |
| 3 | During the campaign she had a high-profile role as the woman who was prepared to keep tight control over the purse strings and demonstrate Labour 's readiness for Government by rejecting demands from her Shadow Cabinet colleagues for excessive spending . |
| 4 | He shared his pupils ' impatience with the history side but he was far too polite ever to express this prejudice in my presence — and he was pleased that there was somebody else in the department who was prepared to cover that part of the teaching . |
| 5 | The supreme importance of communications , in every sense , put a premium upon the man who was prepared to handle great sheaves of paper , the man at the desk , the bureaucrat . |