Example sentences of "prepared for the " in BNC.

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1 It was an unhappy and tense discussion and can have done absolutely nothing for Geoffrey Howe 's morale as he prepared for the afternoon .
2 The Poles stood with their capital at their backs while the Russians prepared for the assault that would end the war .
3 It seemed to fly OK , so we prepared for the 482 kilometres water crossing to Australia .
4 They prepared for the exercise by doing some simple changes — canter , walk , canter — across the centre line .
5 A major emphasis was placed on Intercession and listening to God This was invaluable as we prepared for the first section of outreach in Budapest , Hungary .
6 Watching Violet sitting through the preliminaries to the world title elimination bout was rather like watching her son as he prepared for the fight .
7 The attack , at 1am , came as London prepared for the annual Lord Mayor 's parade , which Princess Anne is due to attend .
8 This is a campaign booklet which I prepared for the RCN 's Association of Nursing Students in 1985 ; much of it also applies to returning nurses .
9 The Wallabies knew there was high interest in Australia when they prepared for the semi-final and final matches .
10 In Altdorf the Emperor Sigismund prepared for the Orc invasion by fortifying the city 's walls and gathering in the harvests .
11 I prepared for the match with an early night , a breakfast rich in carbohydrates , and , later that morning , a secret visit to a local club , where , with a pensive pint of low-alc lager , I practised alone : to get the spasms our of my cueing arm , to neutralize the excitement ( ie panic ) of one 's induction into the verdant six-bagged oblong .
12 When University of London degrees were opened to women in 1878 , she prepared for the B.Sc. , studying geology under T. G. Bonney and zoology under T. H. Huxley [ qq.v . ] .
13 But as we prepared for the day in the early dawn , with the birds tuning up outside our African ‘ rondavel ’ hut , we both felt impelled to reach the tough core of the Right-wing settlers , Smith 's Rhodesia Front .
14 At Telford Fiona Baikie commented , ‘ We worked closely with our Field Officer while we prepared for the visit , and he helped college staff enormously .
15 Starving and tired I prepared for the next day .
16 ‘ ’ remarked from Faverolles as he prepared for the Blind-man 's buff competition .
17 It is my understanding from the reply there 's a fairly clear statement there that that was done erm I indeed have a copy of the principal briefing paper which the Director prepared for the panel , Chairman it outlined the background to the structure plan review , it referred to the previously approved structure plans , copies of which were appended to the briefing paper .
18 Her guard up now , she prepared for the siege .
19 But is a young player like Harriet prepared for the gamesmanship and all out psychological warfare that appears to accompany chess masters at the highest level .
20 Ryder Cup star Paul Broadhurst was in confident mood as he prepared for the Mitsubishi Austrian Open , starting in Salzburg today .
21 ALISON Hargreaves and her children put in some low-altitude training in Scotland yesterday as they prepared for the high life of the Himalayas .
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