Example sentences of "[be] ready [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Once they have done this , they will be ready to move on to the ‘ university ’ work for which she and Monteith are currently preparing a syllabus not , she says , with a view to any intellectual results , but ‘ in order to turn out rounded human beings ’ .
2 But there was one piece of good news for Anne Henderson tonight.She 's been offered a three bedroomed home to rent … and could be ready to move in by the weekend .
3 She needs to find someone or something to blame for the catastrophe that has overtaken her , so she looks for reasons , because she may not yet be ready to face up to the extremely anxiety-provoking fact that life itself is unpredictable and the world is an insecure place .
4 Remember the cardinal rule in this situation is to push both sticks forward , but do be ready to leap out of the way if necessary !
5 And even if Gazza fails to make his mark in Italy , there will be no shortage of interest in him , with his hometown club Newcastle last night reported to be ready to step in at the end of the season .
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