Sentence examples for readied from inspiring English sources

"I'm not pulling her drawers daaaaahn," she warned, as Sonia readied herself to catch the premature goods.

Photograph: Mike Bowers for the Guardian Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 7.52pm AESThe:52 The champagne is readied at Tony Abbott's election party (Jägerbombs available on request).

A new airport terminal is opening, a metro is being built and new ports are being readied.

Fixed-line telecoms too, once they have been readied for long-overdue competition in, supposedly, 2004.

New types of missiles, bombers and submarines are being readied for deployment over the next few years.

The Treasury readied a third rescue plan for Citigroup.

More than 11,000 people shelled out $125 to be there, and tickets were changing hands on eBay for ten times that amount on the morning of the bash.This being Texas, at least for one night, everything was bigger and better than anywhere else: 60,000 jumbo shrimps were readied, along with 7,000lb (3.2 tonnes) of beef brisket and 900 cases of spirits.

Pakistan has an established chain of military command over its weapons, though when these have been readied for possible use in the past, including during the 1999 Kargil crisis, the chain seemed to bypass the civilian government of the day.