Example sentences of "[was/were] ready for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These millions were ready for new forms of fun , or at least new combinations of familiar and proven elements . |
| 2 | Jumping into a vehicle they drove furiously to Haleiwa where their P.40s were ready for immediate take-off . |
| 3 | Omari gives a translation of an interesting example in reply to a reader who had written that Africans were ready for immediate self-rule : |
| 4 | Satisfied that the gun was ready for immediate use , Kirov transferred it discreetly to his jacket pocket before turning and walking towards the waiting figure of Ybreska . |
| 5 | During the winter the bridge was completely rebuilt and the line 's controlling company Brecon Mountain Railway lashed out for £100,000 to make sure that the bridge was ready for 1992 operations . |
| 6 | When he re-emerged on record in 1987 he was ready for all comers and quickly established a reputation as the upcoming DJ . |
| 7 | Nothing was ready for new life . |
| 8 | And she was n't sure that she was ready for such exposure . |
| 9 | Now it was ready for another meal and was keeping a hopeful eye on the battlefield in case some appetizing Englishman or sepoy should fall conveniently near … but most of all it would like to eat Fleury , such was the power of its love for this handsome , green-clad young man ; it uttered a groan of ecstasy at the thought and a needle of saliva , dripping from its jaws , sparkled in the Collector 's telescope . |
| 10 | When the browny-purple dust had blown away , the deserted concrete expanse was ready for more litter-clutter . |
| 11 | Clearly the holiday-maker was ready for more privacy , more comfort , more facilities and new arrangements in his/her main spell away from home . |
| 12 | When he left his home this morning he had not expected to be carrying Lestrade of the Yard and Sherlock Holmes , and was by no means certain he was ready for this responsibility . |
| 13 | That was ready for next time and you 've saved |
| 14 | Commenting on the possibility of German reunification , Worner said that a debate within the alliance on that issue was a matter of time , and that NATO was ready for eventual reunification if it was the expressed will of the German people . |