1.   A few deep breaths to steady his racing pulse, and he was ready.

2.   A number of traditional powers are struggling and there is a class of the nouveaux riches who are ready to break in.

3.   A third group have packed their bags and are ready to travel immediately as the snow falls.

4.   After a glittering military career, Des is ready for what will be a comparatively unexciting civilian life.

5.   After a two-week rest I was ready to start running again.

6.   After about three weeks, the young cuckoo is ready to leave the nest.

7.   After burial, the first lunar base module is now ready for occupancy.

8.   After killing her former friend, she is ready for her final triumph but instead is killed by his riding whip.

9.   After months of planning, we were finally ready to roll.

10.   After the land had been cleaned by the flood, it was ready for occupation again and a new beginning.