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

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1 Because we are outraged by the conflict in Yugoslavia today , we should be ready for similar things to happen elsewhere in Europe unless we ensure that we set in place institutions to prevent them .
2 On finals , be ready for visual contact of the runways and of what direction they are likely to appear in , relative to your heading , and the relationship of the final approach track to the runways. 7 .
3 A certain amount of welding to make good the outer shell has to be carried out and then of course we only need 218 small tubes and six large flue tubes to allow the boiler to be ready for hydraulic testing .
4 This week , be ready for irritating news and yet another fruitless attempt at communication .
5 Perhaps the least welcome part of the TA 's weekend is having to wash the Land-Rovers and motor cycles , and clean and store the kit , for all this equipment must always be ready for instant use .
6 Sow antirrhinums , calendulas , clarkias , cornflowers and nemesias to be ready for early summer displays next year .
7 With a lot of corporate entertaining , Sandra 's team must always be ready for special functions , and they pulled out all the stops for a particularly busy build-up to Christmas .
8 TOP carp fishery Burton Mere should be ready for fresh stocks of very big carp by Christmas .
9 As for the new garden , the Becks hope that will be ready for public viewing by the Summer of 1994 .
10 These millions were ready for new forms of fun , or at least new combinations of familiar and proven elements .
11 Jumping into a vehicle they drove furiously to Haleiwa where their P.40s were ready for immediate take-off .
12 Omari gives a translation of an interesting example in reply to a reader who had written that Africans were ready for immediate self-rule :
13 If it does , the battery is ready for immediate use ; if not , leave it on charge for as long as necessary .
14 During this time the egg passes along her oviduct ( egg-laying tube ) so that it is ready for immediate extrusion when she arrives at the nest .
15 It often takes various stages of etching , proofing and burnishing before a satisfactorily completed plate is ready for final printing and editioning .
16 The Ladder is divided into two parts : the first deals with the preparation that is necessary before the novice is ready for advanced contemplation and the second part deals with the mystical experience .
17 Their progress and welfare are closely monitored by a puppy walking supervisor who decides when a dog is ready for formal guide dog training — normally at around 10 months to one year old .
18 The device costs just a few pence and is ready for commercial production .
19 And she 's ready for early nights .
20 When I am ready for residential care , I may totter over to that side of the House , but until then I am happy to stay on this side .
21 For instance , a tenant may have agreed to take a lease from a landlord of premises which are free standing and are ready for immediate occupation by the tenant .
22 Crack a cooled bean and check that it is evenly coloured throughout ; if so , the beans are ready for immediate use of may be cooled and stored in an airtight jar .
23 ‘ Both me and Vinny had a good sleep on the plane and we are ready for hard training .
24 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 .
25 Nothing was ready for new life .
26 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 .
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