Sentence examples for was getting ready to start from inspiring English sources

Günter Hujara, the men's World Cup director, called off the race just as Miller was getting ready to start.

"I was getting ready to start university" he then says, "when I suddenly found myself having to repeat kindergarten".

This was particularly unfortunate because it was November, and the basketball team was getting ready to start the season.

Now it had apparently had a change of heart, tying her up with interviews and ceremonies and speeches just as she was getting ready to start another book.

Friends said the family that lived downstairs was getting ready to start their holiday meal when they realized the building was burning.

Lydia was getting ready to start college and needed the money, and, besides, I was sweet on her and thought she was starting to come around, recklessly bending over to pick up Karel's toys in my presence.

"I'm getting ready to start selling," she said quietly.

But he is getting ready to start anyway.

In Jersey City, we're getting ready to start a project in the Liberty Harbor redevelopment area.

"Just as we were getting ready to start the demonstration, the shelling started," he said.

"We had people on treadmills who were getting ready to start," Dr. O'Connor said.