Example sentences of "as he prepares [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is the Mansell comeback saga just water off our Nige 's back as he prepares to celebrate his £6 million salary with Williams-Renault ? |
| 2 | Twenty years on , the odyssey ends for the Scotland coach as he prepares to take his curtain call from the Murrayfield stage , scene of today 's Royal Bank international against Wales ( 2:30pm ) . |
| 3 | But in his first televised interview since becoming president-elect , Clinton said he would focus ‘ like a laser beam ’ on the US economy as he prepares to take over the White House on January 20 . |
| 4 | He has a share in a four-seat Piper based at Teesside Airport and , as he prepares to retire on March 31 , he is looking forward to putting in more than his usual 70 hours a year flying time . |
| 5 | If he makes it , manager Howard Wilkinson 's only problem is who to name alongside Lee Chapman up front — Rod Wallace or Eric Cantona — as he prepares to stun Rangers with all the power of Leeds ' attacking force . |
| 6 | My thoughts this evening are much centred on Bishop Harris as he prepares to lay down the ministry which has been his for the past 14 years . |
| 7 | ‘ At times I feel like a socket that remembers its tooth ’ , he writes , trying to retain some sense of the world even as he prepares to leave it . |
| 8 | As he prepares to defend his reputation as well as what is inaccurately described as his undisputed world heavyweight title here tomorrow night against Riddick Bowe , he says : ‘ I realise that if I do n't win , I 'll be remembered as a bum . ’ |
| 9 | Mr Kinnock 's soft shoe shuffle , as he prepares to court the Liberal Democrats in the event of a hung Parliament , is an earnest of what could lie ahead . |
| 10 | ALL SMILES from Gazza as he prepares to make a sensational come-back — in England colours in Spain . |
| 11 | Oliver Stone is the latest to stir things up , as he prepares to begin filming ‘ JFK ’ in April . |
| 12 | We pray for the clergy associated with us ; for Ian at St Aubyn 's School , for Gill , ministering to the deaf community ; for Bill at the Prison ; for David at Mercer House ; for Richard and Phillip , chaplains to the university ; for Howard as he prepares to come to be curate here . |
| 13 | He takes an impish delight in shocking the press and dismaying the clients as he prepares to change direction : ‘ To be provocative is important , and change is vital for personal survival . |
| 14 | ST HELENS ' Test prop Kevin Ward faces a bleak Christmas as he prepares to meet the Rugby League 's Disciplinary Committee on Wednesday . |