Example sentences of "settle [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After Ricky 'd settled them in the drawing room with drinks , he went in search of Perdita . |
| 2 | My friend and I settled ourselves onto the snow and uncorked a well-chilled bottle of wine in the hope of getting merry . |
| 3 | Mrs Browning was still pale and shaky as we settled ourselves by the fire ( and what the moon saw , or what it might have seen if its beams could have penetrated the closely-drawn curtains supplemented by plastic sheeting to foil the poison gas , might have seemed a little unusual ; but who can tell what strange sights are enclosed within the cheerful light of a curtained window ? ) . |
| 4 | This is going to be great , I said to Taff as we settled ourselves in the trench and set up the Bren gun . |
| 5 | Daak spent a few minutes kicking the remains of the pilot out of the front of the cockpit , and then settled himself into the pilot 's bucket seat and swivelled lazily from side to side , waiting for the women . |
| 6 | As she opened her drawing-pad , Julius settled himself on the grass , his back propped up against one of the stones . |
| 7 | He settled himself on the sofa as he always did , looking fit and rested as he eyed her speculatively . |
| 8 | The Woman gave him one look and then switched off the light and Doyle settled himself in the chair and sat silently in the shadows . |
| 9 | Caitlin settled himself in the chair . |
| 10 | ‘ Right , ’ he said as he settled himself in the chair . |
| 11 | Lucien settled himself upon the only piece of furniture — a bench — and leaned back against the wall . |
| 12 | Warden asked the question as he settled himself behind the wheel . |
| 13 | He settled himself behind the wheel , pulled the door shut and looked up at Turner through the open window . |
| 14 | Curtis settled himself behind the wheel and laid the empty can on the passenger seat . |
| 15 | The possibility of a long poem clearly inspired him and , almost as soon as he had settled himself with the Mirrlees , he began to work upon the next poem in the sequence . |
| 16 | It was obvious that this was where Harry Mack had settled himself for the night . |
| 17 | Harry had settled himself for the night and then felt the need for a drink of water . |
| 18 | Courteously seating her inside the car first , he walked round to the driver 's side , and when he had settled himself behind the wheel asked unexpectedly , ‘ Have you visited one of our pubs yet ? ’ |
| 19 | She settled herself on the carpet and the fine cotton was stacked beside her . |
| 20 | Rapidly clearing away some bric-à-brac — a fan , a mandolin , a rusty bird cage — from a velvet throne , she invited Ruth to sit down , and settled herself on the edge of a dress-basket . |
| 21 | Miss Hervey took the reading and entered it , and Isobel settled herself in the chair , the baby on her lap , and unbuttoned her blouse . |
| 22 | The Sheikha settled herself in the dressing room , determined not to be too far away from her son at any time . |
| 23 | Paula looked at him wickedly as she settled herself in the front passenger seat . |
| 24 | Fran settled herself in the soft leather seat , not daring to glance at the two men in case she precipitated some sort of an adverse reaction . |
| 25 | There was a nice cool breeze wafting up from the river as she settled herself in the shelter of the huge willow tree , at the water 's edge . |
| 26 | Gripping the leather straps provided , she settled herself against the supporting pole . |
| 27 | Buzz settled herself on the upright chair by Elinor 's bed , firmly clasping her old-fashioned handbag on her lap . |
| 28 | She had hardly settled herself against the pillows and let her thickened lids slide back over her aching eyeballs when she heard a knock on the door . |
| 29 | As I followed her up the pathway , every inch of her breathed that she was being a good girl , and as the driver settled her in the front seat beside him she gave him a happy smile ; almost , one felt — seeing the hat-boxes and cases piled up behind them — they might have been starting out on their honeymoon . |
| 30 | He had brought his wife with him , and settled her in the poverty of the Clerkenwell alleys where later Sarah , their only surviving child , was born . |