Example sentences of "ready for any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The third soldier covered them , his weapon at the ready for any surprise intruders . |
| 2 | Have I not ever come before Thee with a radiant countenance , ready for any injunctions or orders Thou mightest give ? |
| 3 | Before he left Fontainebleau Ho had given instructions to be ready for any eventuality . |
| 4 | Brandy arrived and with it came Mary , carrying a wrap , aromatic salts and a fan , ready for any eventuality . |
| 5 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that , given the collapse of the Soviet Union and the distribution of its nuclear weapons around the country , it is extremely important for Britain to maintain its nuclear deterrent and to be ready for any eventuality ? |
| 6 | His eyes were on her , but Shelley was n't ready for any attempts at reconciliation . |
| 7 | He frowned and his eyes darkened dangerously and Ruth thought she had misjudged her timing and he was n't ready for any thoughts of their future together . |
| 8 | Alice slid back into her place , saying , to their querying , ready for any emergency looks , " It 's all right , it was nothing . " |
| 9 | Not only that , but , because of the nature of the work , I had to be 100 per cent alert and ready for any type of trouble from the moment I turned up . |
| 10 | Strong cash flow means GUS has a cash pile of more than £600m , ready for any aquisitions that come within range , and no borrowings to worry about . |
| 11 | It was feared he would not be ready for any contest until Christmas , but intensive treatment at Lilleshall has paid dividends sooner than anticipated . |
| 12 | ‘ We are ready for any onslaught that the white authorities might try to launch against us , ’ Mr Rockman said after the first meeting in his home on Monday of the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union . |