Sentence examples for were not preparing for from inspiring English sources

The girls were not preparing for a wedding, but for graduation ceremonies at their public high schools.

Stephen Phipson, chief executive of the manufacturers' association EEF, said he was concerned that smaller companies were not preparing for a bad outcome from the Brexit talks.

Barricades and police helicopters aren't the usual preparation for a campus speaker, but on the morning of Oct. 17, we were not preparing for a normal speaker.

Today, Pittam recalls that local people were clearly preparing for a riot – teenage boys could be seen making petrol bombs – but they were not preparing for a gun battle.

They didn't specifically describe the events that have unfolded in recent weeks, but they did point out the enormous burden that would be placed on the VA system as veterans returned from Iraq -- a burden that we were not preparing for.

They were not prepared for the unexpected.

We were not prepared for that".

Before, Venezuelans were not prepared for this".

They were not prepared for the response.

We were not prepared for hailstones.

The directors were not prepared for the reaction they got.