Example sentences of "[verb] be ready for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the king will say to those on his right hand , ‘ You have my Father 's blessing ; come , enter and possess the kingdom that has been ready for you since the world was made . |
| 2 | In fact , a draft of the report of group I — on the effects of acid rain on the environment — has been ready for more than a year . |
| 3 | She is indicating that tiffin has been ready for some time and that if he does n't fancy it , the dog does . |
| 4 | Fine , if I get them done be ready for the |
| 5 | If I had been counting , or had been more familiar with the aircraft or the sequence , I might have been ready for him . |
| 6 | If he had spoken of forgiving , or pitying , or even loving , she would have been ready for him , but to be needed was something she had not looked for . |
| 7 | His great oak coffin that had been ready for him for years was set up like a cupboard at the head of the bier , fresh lined with red and gold damask , its silver handles polished bright . |
| 8 | Journalist Meredith Oakley , of the Arkansas Gazette in the Clintons ' home state , said : ‘ If America had been ready for a female President she would have run herself . |
| 9 | She had been ready for the road , then Mr Arthur died . |
| 10 | He had been ready for Tunney . |
| 11 | He was dressed in work clothes — tailored dark grey trousers and a cream shirt — but the latter was open at the neck and he wore no tie , suggesting that he had been ready for a relaxing Friday evening drink . |
| 12 | The government , denying UNITA 's accusations , gave details of the confinement of over 22,500 troops and claimed that proposals on the election process had been ready for approval on Sept. 10 , but that UNITA had taken an " obstructionist position " . |
| 13 | At ten to seven she had been ready for twenty minutes . |
| 14 | I says , I have been ready for the last week . |
| 15 | SHe 's been ready for this so-called ‘ work ’ since about the fourth day . |