Following the occupation of Matamoras, preparations were made, by order of the government, for an advance into the interior of Mexico.
In the spring of 1635, the general court of Massachusetts bay assented to the plan of emigration to Connecticut, and, accordingly, preparations were made in several places.
At length, the anticipated forces having arrived, preparations were made to advance.
This state of things put the government on the alert; preparations were made to have in readiness for the public service an additional regiment from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Information of this movement had been received in the colonies, and, before the company's vessels arrived, preparations were made in the chief cities to prevent the landing of the cargoes.
Preparations were made to beleaguer the city at once.
The Madras government was warned of its danger by Mohammed Ali, the Nabob of the Carnatic; but his voice was disregarded, and no preparations were made to ward off the blow.
The terms they demanded were submitted to the king in council, and were instantly rejected; and all hopes of accommodation being thus at an end, preparations were made to enforce obedience to the laws.
Preparations were at once made upon the arrival of the new commander for an advance on Corinth.
Preparations were at once made to relieve General Humphreys's corps, to report to General Sheridan; but the condition of the roads prevented immediate movement.
It having been accidentally discovered that the ammunition of the Americans was nearly expended, preparations were made to carry the works at the point of the bayonet.
Preparations were made, also, to augment the naval force on the lakes.
Preparations were made in all haste to embark the sick and the military stores.
Preparations were at once made to extend the position by the capture of Yenikoi, an important village on the main Seres road.
And so, in the autumn of 1915, preparations were begun on a huge scale for delivering a terrible blow in the West and dealing France the coup de grâce.
On the 20th, they were summoned to surrender; and the officer in command having refused to do so, preparations were made to storm them on the morning of the 21st.
Preparations were at once made for war, but before the troops could arrive upon the scene a crisis occurred.
When Boabdil el Chico had solemnly agreed to this arrangement in the castle of Porcuna, preparations were made to receive him in Cordova in regal style.
Preparations were made to celebrate their deliverance as a Christian triumph.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "preparations were" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
