Example sentences of "had settle [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She thought of the tragic woman who 'd been deserted by her father and had settled for second best . |
| 2 | Above right : British hopeful Ben Moon , who had to settle for fifth place . |
| 3 | He also looked likely to join Sheffield Wednesday at one stage but in the end had to settle for First Division Newcastle . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , Colin Jackson once again had to settle for second best after a dramatic and controversial 60 metres hurdles final . |
| 5 | Dig in they might … but after a worthy battle , the ground finally slipped away beneath them and had to settle for second place . |
| 6 | In the junior race last year 's newcomer winner , James Courtney from Dundrod , had to settle for second best , with Ballymoney 's Phillip Read 11th . |
| 7 | COLIN Jackson once again had to settle for second best after a dramatic and controversial 60 metres hurdles final . |
| 8 | COLIN Jackson once again had to settle for second best after a dramatic and controversial 60 metres hurdles final . |
| 9 | The French managed three tries in all , but still had to settle for second place in the five nations championship ; the final score at Twickenham ; twenty one , nineteen . |
| 10 | Jerry Peel was pre-event favourite in this over-40s competition , but had to settle for third place behind Peter Black and Dave Barton after failing to read the last move . |
| 11 | Wachter had to settle for third place in the race after Italy 's Deborah Compagnoni produced one of her best performances of the season . |
| 12 | Young Malcolm Smith was provisionally given a place in the final but had to settle for 10th place after some deliberation . |
| 13 | Britain 's talented twosome both had to settle for sixth place in their respective finals . |