Example sentences of "was [adv] prepare for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some ways , however , Alexander was better prepared for the throne than either of his immediate predecessors . |
| 2 | But I was not prepared for the raking over of academic arguments on defining poverty around when John Moore , then Secretary of State for Social Services , said poverty no longer existed . |
| 3 | Tony was always preparing for the future with David and with MainMan , so he was always two or three steps ahead of himself . |
| 4 | Dr Apps , the oldest in the group at 33 , said he was well prepared for the cold conditions . |
| 5 | But he was n't prepared for the shock of seeing those eyes , his daughter 's eyes of startling green flecked with gold , that looked out from Simon 's face . |
| 6 | I did n't know what I expected ( chanting and rune casting , perhaps ) , but I was n't prepared for the tingling sensation affecting the areas of my body immediately underneath her small hands . |
| 7 | He was n't prepared for the formality of life in an English public school — particularly its petty humiliations . |
| 8 | His voice was soft , silky , which she supposed was a warning , but she still was n't prepared for the speed with which he moved her top aside . |
| 9 | Over the past few years , the quality of in-service training courses for teachers has improved greatly , but I was n't prepared for the effort [ and financial resources ] that had obviously been put into the ‘ Quality in Action ’ workshop . |