Example sentences of "[vb infin] to [be] ready " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I did promise to be ready for nine thirty but those blasted animals just wo n't cooperate . " |
| 2 | ‘ Miss Kenton , I wonder if I may draw your attention to the fact that the bed linen for the upper floor will need to be ready by the day after tomorrow . ’ |
| 3 | If that was the case then the caveman 's body would need to be ready to dive into the bush , or run after the rabbit , catch it , and kill it for food . |
| 4 | If this was the case the caveman 's body would need to be ready to run away very quickly , or enable him to try to defend himself if caught by the tiger . |
| 5 | What training , in languages and other skills , do we need to be ready for the single market ? |
| 6 | Despite the downturn in traditional industries , there does appear to be ready markets both in small manufacturing and in distribution and wholesale/retail sectors for equipment providing flexible handling capability for loads ( often pallets ) up to 1 or 1.5 tonnes . |
| 7 | The Government would have to be ready with a view either way . |
| 8 | A new bus garage would then be built on the cleared site and would have to be ready for use by the time the trams in Croydon were abandoned . |
| 9 | A permanent site would have to be ready by 2030 . |
| 10 | you know , I have got to get , I mean we 've got to be ready at four ai n't we , which means we 'll have to be ready before we get there , |
| 11 | The West German Chancellor also fell into line with his French allies by agreeing that the Community should try to be ready to implement the economic union when the single market came fully into operation on January 1 , 1993 . |
| 12 | ‘ They did not seem to be ready for me at all , ’ said Hill . |