Example sentences of "ready [to-vb] [adv prt] at the " in BNC.
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1 | At the very last minute Nessie handed the pig bucket to Tim , who was sitting at the back with Kevin and the children ready to jump off at the road end . |
2 | Have I QUIET MUSIC ready to REST in at the end of the hymn ? |
3 | But she had made huge progress , Lisa congratulated herself as she got ready to pack up at the end of another exhausting day . |
4 | We easily recognise the aggressive action of a horse that snakes its head towards a newcomer , puts its ears back , pulls up its nostrils , and raises one leg ready to lash out at the other horse . |
5 | And even if Gazza fails to make his mark in Italy , there will be no shortage of interest in him , with his hometown club Newcastle last night reported to be ready to step in at the end of the season . |