Example sentences of "quite prepared [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was quite prepared to argue the case that savage practices might be integral to a culture : ‘ We may not like the notion of cannibalism or head-hunting , but that it formed part of a distinct and tenable form of culture in Melanesia is indisputable . ’ |
| 2 | It is evident that certain people , from radically diverse backgrounds and with radically diverse interests , are quite prepared to acknowledge the validity of this claim . |
| 3 | And despite his public utterances Law too was ready to take up a more pragmatic attitude when negotiating ; if Ulster could be excluded , he was quite prepared to abandon the rest of Ireland to Home Rule ; Carson shared Law 's view and was kept in touch with the negotiations throughout . |
| 4 | The representatives of the middle classes were quite prepared to leave the movies to the masses . |
| 5 | She took a deep breath , and pushed open the door , quite prepared to leave the horde of lounging workmen in no doubt that they had ruined her holiday , but she did n't have the opportunity to utter a word , because the man standing in front of her said briefly , ‘ I 've been expecting you , Miss Stanley . ’ |
| 6 | Because Mach was quite prepared to see the Ping Tiao discredited . |
| 7 | As for Carol herself , she was quite prepared to recall the incident if it meant that it would help to convict the rapist . |
| 8 | He , Lewis , was quite prepared to get the place redecorated at his own expense . |
| 9 | educational reforms , was quite prepared to marshal the Scriptures against a plurality of worlds . |