Example sentences of "had been ready for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She had been ready for the road , then Mr Arthur died . |
| 4 | He had been ready for Tunney . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 " . |
| 7 | At ten to seven she had been ready for twenty minutes . |