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Instead, the pair would be gone, using another car that they had held in readiness for future activities.

28 men were armed and held in readiness against an attack.

With his two weapons held in readiness our hero went out on deck.

She flung out her hand, and hit him with the levin bolt she'd held in readiness.

"You were, of course, a reserve team trained and held in readiness for this mission.

Grod had the hot coal out and a torch held in readiness.

For we had angels held in readiness to pursue, as you commanded."

Tom held in readiness a small hand extinguisher.

They are exempted from ordinary pastoral work, and held in readiness to give missions whenever needed.

These mails are carried to Dublin by express trains always held in readiness to start.

The man whose turn it was to draw the beast out moved in cautiously, spear held in readiness.

The Plague had not struck Milwaukee, however, though transportation facilities were held in readiness there.

The doors were shut, no one was allowed outside, and everything was held in readiness for instant flight at the least alarm.

One knife was in his right hand, five more held in readiness in his left.

The fat druid looked uninjured, and his right hand glowed with some kind of spell held in readiness to cast.

It was understood, but not openly stated, that the amount was held in readiness in case of war.

Troops of the 53rd Division in Belfast were held in readiness for the advance.

Clusters of blue-marked med teams held in readiness.

In this case ammonia solution is held in readiness to 'neutralise' the formaldehyde.

Instead, it was sent to Guantanamo Bay and held in readiness for emergency duties, while undergoing intensive training.

Guards watched from a safe distance, automatic rifles held in readiness as hard eyes watched the commotion.

The panel suggested that the embargoed products should be held in readiness in case any shortage should develop.

Police, held in readiness at distant locations, were smashing in through cordons of mobsmen.

Your ray tubes are to be held in readiness and you must make up your minds to kill relentlessly any person who observes our departure.

Once, when he went to his bin for a synthetic cigarette, he caught the glitter of the aliens' strange weapon held in readiness.