Example sentences of "ready for [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The Government eventually opted for services at Ardley , but they wo n't be ready for many months .
2 Mr Dinkins is ready for that kind of campaign .
3 Enjoy this last day and get ready for that celebration tomorrow .
4 A centre will not have to take on devolved responsibility at a level which it is unwilling to accept — and SCOTVEC will not offer devolved responsibility to a centre whose internal quality systems are not ready for that responsibility .
5 It also helps to leave one dose of flake in a twist of polyfoil ready for that feeding .
6 " Do n't you ever get tired ? " she asked Sister Anne as the latter opened her book ready for that day 's study .
7 The rule 's important , but it should come from a need of the child rather than be imposed at some arbitrary time when the teacher thinks that all the children are ready for that rule .
8 As you say , you are clearly not yet ready for that solution . ’
9 When he re-emerged on record in 1987 he was ready for all comers and quickly established a reputation as the upcoming DJ .
10 If on the other hand the video is to be a record of a once in a lifetime trip , you are more likely to accept the need to go fully equipped and ready for all eventualities .
11 For a similar reason he has also been forced to cancel the long-cherished project of staging the British première of the Bernd Alois Zimmermann 's epic Die Soldaten — a production which would have focused international attention on Opera North at a point when it is clearly ready for such exposure .
12 And she was n't sure that she was ready for such exposure .
13 John Gummer ran past the door , an overcoat over his pyjamas , carrying his famous pillow , the one with ‘ Not tonight , Josephine ’ written on it , and a small valise which he took with him ready for such emergencies .
14 Have well considered questions ready for both types of interview which you ask in a logical sequence .
15 The third soldier covered them , his weapon at the ready for any surprise intruders .
16 Have I not ever come before Thee with a radiant countenance , ready for any injunctions or orders Thou mightest give ?
17 Before he left Fontainebleau Ho had given instructions to be ready for any eventuality .
18 Brandy arrived and with it came Mary , carrying a wrap , aromatic salts and a fan , ready for any eventuality .
19 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 ?
20 His eyes were on her , but Shelley was n't ready for any attempts at reconciliation .
21 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 .
22 Alice slid back into her place , saying , to their querying , ready for any emergency looks , " It 's all right , it was nothing . "
23 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 .
24 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 .
25 It was feared he would not be ready for any contest until Christmas , but intensive treatment at Lilleshall has paid dividends sooner than anticipated .
26 ‘ 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 .
27 It was , however , by now well south of the airport and , after acknowledging an air traffic control instruction to report back at the BN beacon ready for another approach , the Vanguard tracked toward the BS , another beacon which was immediately to the south of the landing runway , 16 .
28 He folded the handkerchief carefully , keeping it in his hand ready for another attack .
29 Actually , she thought , I 'll never be ready for another relationship , but I 'm not going to tell anyone that .
30 TREVOR FRANCIS believes David Hirst is ready for another call from Graham Taylor after a stunning goal ended Southampton 's resistance yesterday .
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