Citations:prepared

English citations of prepared

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• 1843 — Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol.

  Now, being prepared for almost anything, he was not by any means prepared for nothing; and, consequently, when the Bell struck One, and no shape appeared, he was taken with a violent fit of trembling.

  Cratchit, looking slowly all along the carving-knife, prepared to plunge it in the breast; but when she did, and when the long expected gush of stuffing issued forth, one murmur of delight arose all round the board, and even Tiny Tim, excited by the two young Cratchits, beat on the table with the handle of his knife, and feebly cried Hurrah!

  Although well used to ghostly company by this time, Scrooge feared the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath him, and he found that he could hardly stand when he prepared to follow it.

• 2005, Mark J. Kittleson, William Kane, Richelle Rennegarbe, The Truth about Sexual Behavior and Unplanned Pregnancy‎^[1], page 56:

  I used to think girls looked “ready” for sex if they carried a condom. I also felt it wasn't up to us. That it was the guy's job. Now I think differently. I've been dating my boyfriend for over a year and thought he would always be prepared when the time came. I was wrong.

• 2008, Nuriye Nalan Sahin-Hodoglugil, A Study of Male Condoms and Cervical Barriers for HIV Prevention Among Women in Zimbabwe‎^[2], page 78:

  In general, women liked CB because, unlike condoms, you could insert it any time and be prepared; they could be used with men who did not want to use condoms, and would not interfere with their sexual pleasure;

• 2011, Barbara Freethy, A Secret Wish‎^[3]:

  After grabbing the condoms, she hurried around the corner, barreling right into another woman. The condoms and birthday card flew out of her hand, landing on the floor between them. “Sorry ... “Always be prepared,” she said lightly. “It's my birthday. I'm thirty.”