"And yet one's whole life is complete at that moment, with a line drawn neatly under it, ready for the summing up.
Before they all showed up, there were beds to make and food to buy; following Mrs. Hidalgo's advice about local shops, the three of us went off to stock the chateau with provisions and to make it ready for the party.
Shampoo your hair, rinse it out, and pat it dry with a towel to get it ready for the cream application.
Once the video itself was ready for distribution, Katz told Newsweek, al-Qaeda's online arm made it ready for downloading with nearly 650 different and user-friendly Internet addresses -- in a variety of versions customized, for example, just for cellphone use or with audio only.
Finally, the sample holder was completed with a sample holder ring, making it ready for X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiments in transmission mode.
Pat your face with a soft towel to get it ready for the next step in your facial.
If you're happy with it, it's ready for use as required.
When it walks around each new area with its tail up, it's ready for the next step.
As soon as you have fixed the lines of the pattern by drawing them over with ink, it is ready for use.
But now," he adds with a flourish, "it's ready for a party!" And with that, he turns to take the stage.
"It remains far, far easier for DVD-buying consumers to pirate a digital copy of their movie," said Richard Greenfield, an analyst for BTIG Capital, adding that, "moving forward with UltraViolet before it is ready for prime time risks pushing consumers increasingly toward rental-priced options where they do not need to deal with the hassles".
