Example sentences of "were [not/n't] prepared for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Irish may have scored socially but they came a poor second on the field because , says DON CAMERON , they were not prepared for the speed and the impact of the N.Z. game . |
| 2 | Originally Jesus probably directed this parable against the Jews who were not prepared for the coming of the Messiah and would not accept him . |
| 3 | They were not prepared for the thousands of young people demonstrating on the streets , apparently with Deng 's blessing . |
| 4 | Furthermore , they were not prepared for this by socialisation at school and at home . |
| 5 | Interviewed on Dec. 15 Deputy Foreign Minister Sok An admitted that Cambodian troops , " fighting alone for the first time " , were not prepared for the intensity of the rebel assault . |
| 6 | Our customers are many and varied , ranging from domestic pets to farm animals and even an occasional exotic animal — like the lion that was brought from a travelling circus with a cut foot , and caused consternation amongst our more regular clients ; they were not prepared for such a large cat sitting in the back of a Land Rover in our car park . |
| 7 | Les Conn : ‘ Well , of course , the people were n't prepared for that kind of entertainment and they all put their hands over their ears , and Bloom started screaming , ‘ Get them off , they 're ruining my wedding party ’ . |
| 8 | We were n't prepared for Texas to be quite so — er , Texan . |
| 9 | We had brought jackets , but were n't prepared for the cold . |
| 10 | We had brought jackets , but were n't prepared for the cold . |
| 11 | Such bluntness , such honesty , it was embarrassing ; you were n't prepared for it , so you did n't know how to react . |
| 12 | We arrived at their home in Bruton , Somerset , only to find that they 'd got the date wrong and were n't prepared for us . |
| 13 | What we were n't prepared for was their total closure . |
| 14 | These were n't prepared for the winter hibernation . |
| 15 | Even the trained nurses who have gone out there were n't prepared for what they saw . |