Sentence examples for kept ready at from inspiring English sources

Horace Walpole, who visited Whichnoure in 1760, reported that the flitch had not been claimed for thirty years and that a real flitch of bacon was no longer kept ready at the manor.

And in the words of Maureen Seneviratne, her biographer: "If Mr Bandaranaike's stature as a politician and leader was built up over decades of campaigning, Sirimavo (the suffix "vo" denotes respect) donned hers like a cloak that had been lying in her wardrobe for years, unworn, but which had been pressed and kept ready for wearing at any given moment".

Two different bags are kept ready because, if she is detained at work, she does not think she will be permitted to go home and pack for prison.

Maybe even a carry-on bag of mischievous notions, kept ready for a little spontaneous venting at the late night barstool.

ECPR devices must be kept ready for use.

The right gunner was to prime the piece and load it with powder, while the left gunner would fetch the powder from the magazine and keep ready to fire the cannon at the officer's command.

Keep ready customers away from displays.

I kept myself ready to go at a moment's notice.

In 1783 Washington continued to keep the army ready at Newburgh, although some of his officers made veiled threats to Congress about long-overdue pay.

For your hermit crab's safety, keep your hands ready at the bottom of your shirt to catch the crab if it falls.

A gun is kept at the ready, but not used; atmospheric systems are scientifically monitored but remain in flux, uncontrolled.