Example sentences of "prepare [pron] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Wells , the data from his research contradicts crude generalizations that are often made about some children as being ‘ deprived at home ’ of those language experiences that will prepare them for schooling , and assumptions that the school is a ‘ rich language environment ’ . |
| 2 | He trained them to regular confession , and whenever any one of them was dying would prepare them for death , and be thankful when they died in penitence , peace and hope . |
| 3 | You prepared me for triumph . |
| 4 | During this fabulous weekend , we cut out our material , linings and so on and prepared them for sewing . |
| 5 | The project concentrates on the employment experiences of the graduates in question and examines the extent to which their degree courses prepared them for employment . |
| 6 | And St Margaret , her cheeks glowing with the realisation of her strength , the knowledge that she indeed held the great dragon at bay while this new young warrior prepared herself for combat , felt a moment of disappointment , anticipating a return to the boredom of heaven . |
| 7 | I sat eating my sandwiches in a grumpy sulk at the top of a mountain recently , while the pack of men surrounding a paraglider prepared him for take-off . |
| 8 | He says he 's now firm friends with the doctors who prepared him for freedom . |
| 9 | Geoffrey Fisher prepared him for confirmation . |
| 10 | It seemed that his final revelation had soothed him , prepared him for death . |
| 11 | All thoughts of tiredness had now gone as I prepared myself for breakfast and quickened my pace towards the barn . |
| 12 | I prepared myself for immersion , with my new book of instructions at hand , and then went down the steps of the mikva into the water , with my mother and friend and the attendant watching me . |
| 13 | Classical pharmacology prepared us for receptor diversity in that each of the stimuli listed in Fig. 1 acts through a separate receptor . |
| 14 | But I 've no idea what can prepare you for Father 's reactions . |
| 15 | It does n't just focus on giving birth in a pool , but looks at how swimming and water exercises can prepare you for labour , and how water can help you and your baby in the bonding process . |
| 16 | Towards the end of Year II , some students undertake a six-week period of placement or work experience in a record office , museum or folk park ; others follow a specially-designed short course which prepares them for Year III and for the world of work beyond graduation . |
| 17 | Home Economics should not lose its status as a subject , because the knowledge attained by pupils prepares them for life . |
| 18 | ‘ At that point , ’ says Colonel Gordon Wilkinson MHCIMA , deputy director , Army catering , ‘ they go back to St Omer barracks , Aldershot , home of Army catering since the Army Catering Corps was formed in 1941 , to take the 12-week advanced chef 's course which prepares them for shift manager level in a kitchen . |
| 19 | Raising standards ; by guaranteeing that all pupils get a balanced curriculum which prepares them for adult life ; and by setting objectives over the full range of abilities — via ‘ attainment targets ’ backed up with appropriate assessment arrangements . |
| 20 | The Army prepares you for life , it makes you grow up and learn discipline . |
| 21 | Everything here at the college is geared up for those with no sight , or very little , which really does help because it prepares you for University training really , where they are n't geared up for you . |
| 22 | It helps to create a pattern in the subconscious mind so that , as you go about your routine actions , the mind automatically prepares itself for sleep . |
| 23 | Desire for God prepares us for delight in God . |
| 24 | But after he had gone Robbie did not immediately prepare herself for bed . |
| 25 | He did some work for A V Roe , erecting aeroplanes and preparing them for test and delivery flights . |
| 26 | He was famous for picking sportsmen young and preparing them for success ; but in this case he had picked an apparent no-hoper like Harley , who immediately confirmed his judgement by notching up three tournament victories . |
| 27 | Whether this is because their earlier success is an indicator that they have the appropriate capabilities , or because their earlier study has been important in preparing them for entry , or some combination of these , is difficult to say definitively without further research . |
| 28 | Somewhat pointedly he closed his own book and tipped his seat right back , preparing himself for sleep . |
| 29 | This is because the horse is physically preparing himself for action — running , fighting , playing , courtship etc . |
| 30 | Then , of course , there were the Bruces , Lord Bruce who should be preparing himself for death instead of being involved in politics as if he were some young courtier intent on rising as fast and as far as he could . |