"All right now, let's sit ready for the start," I said, turning up the volume on my microphone.

"There are only so many buyers for a given set of works, and they're not all sitting ready to spend money on you," he said.

The mound of earth and clay sat ready to one side.

He sat ready to work in his dressing room for two weeks without being called.

It's easier for me to notice how long an order's been sitting ready to be picked up if I'm just standing by the door.

I sat tense and ready to jump from the chair if she chopped off too much.

His mother sat ready, having changed her cap but not her dress.

The transports, all of which were fully loaded, sat ready to follow.

Around him, the support equipment for the largest of all our tweakers sat ready.

They were sitting ready on the console next to Goth.