Example sentences of "we settle for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was freezing — literally — so after a not-too-exhaustive search we settled for a place that was warm and , as it turned out , very good . |
| 2 | Eventually we settled for a base at Ardrossan which was not too bad in later years when we had acquired much faster cutters . |
| 3 | Maybe because we settled for a point that late in the game ? ? |
| 4 | The series prompts the question : How can we settle for a portraiture less complex than this ? |
| 5 | And having committed the boy to a day on the rubbish , he could hardly turn me down when I suggested we settle for a couple of hours ' conversation over a few beers , after he 'd sorted out the mess . |
| 6 | We settle for a bottle of Retsina ; nasty cheap wine from the local Greek 's . |