Example sentences of "[verb] settle for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The EC put a figure of £44.4m on the payments , plus interest , but BAe has settled for £42.2m net of tax relief . |
| 2 | The laird of Balfunning wanted a tide waiter 's place for his son , but Buchanan was clearly not prepared to settle for promises , for he ‘ insists that he may see his son 's commision before the election ’ . |
| 3 | The minutes ticked by , and the house seemed to settle for sleep . |
| 4 | The breakfast choice was just as Rune had described the previous evening , she discovered , running jaundiced eyes over the available spread before deciding to settle for orange juice , yoghurt and black coffee . |
| 5 | And to be honest , after the dreadful way we finished last season , we would have settled for being fifth from bottom right now . |
| 6 | He would have settled for Hilderbridge College of Technology . |
| 7 | So everyone will have to settle for Namibia and Romania , who will make a refreshing change but are not expected to challenge the Southern Hemisphere stranglehold on this tournament . |
| 8 | He may have to settle for second this time . |
| 9 | He will have to settle for boccia and the look in his eye suggested that many opponents will suffer in the years ahead . |
| 10 | They may have to settle for royalties which are lower than they would prefer . |
| 11 | By the time his original classification as a ‘ contested registration ’ was rescinded there were no vacancies for the hard-hitter from Keighley , and he was compelled to settle for league cricket and Minor Counties appearances for Cumberland . |
| 12 | Despite the glamour she brought to the soap , Kathy Pitkin is having to settle for panto |
| 13 | The Countess had settled for McNair . |
| 14 | Many monasteries had settled for safety on secluded islands in the swamps . |
| 15 | Brian had to settle for second with three roach taken on caster for 1–1–0 . |
| 16 | He had five victories in 1986 , another six in 1987 , though in each season he had to settle for runner-up place in the Championship . |
| 17 | Taiwan 's China Airlines boasts that 80% of its seats are filled ( many American carriers have to settle for 60% ) . |