Example sentences of "[pers pn] settled down for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had a very impromptu meal which was brought out from somewhere near Bahrain because our landing area was in a small offshore sand strip where the Nos 55 and 84 Squadron aircraft ( also a Valentia from No 70 Squadron , which was our support aircraft ) were all based overnight and I went to sleep in this hot and humid place , The humidity factor at Bahrain was very high indeed , in the 90s , but I went to sleep quite comfortably on a groundsheet having dug a little hole for my not very considerable hips , weighing very little above 9 stone , and I settled down for the night . |
| 2 | An ironical cheer went up at this and we settled down for the night . |
| 3 | Pipes and cigarettes glowed in the darkness as we settled down for the six-hour passage . |
| 4 | They settled down for a long siege and so did the outside world . |
| 5 | Once the eagles had got used to the return of Minch they settled down for the summer months . |
| 6 | The dragon heaved a huge sigh of relief and politely turned his head to let out a huge smoky belch ; then he settled down for a dragon-like snooze . |
| 7 | Snuggling into his chair , he settled down for an hour or two 's tinkering . |