Example sentences of "settled [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I settled in for a relaxed , warm overview on the world high up in the comfy cab . |
2 | Eliza settled in for a four-month stint of painting and drawing . |
3 | The restaurant was subdued as the Conservative Party 's young ‘ spin doctors ’ settled in for a brisk dinner . |
4 | Susan went to bed early , and Breeze and Gay made themselves toast and welsh rarebit , and settled down for a long evening by the fire . |
5 | They settled down for a long siege and so did the outside world . |
6 | Without difficulty I found a Bed and Breakfast house , equally smart and highly polished , and settled down for a pre-exploratory nap . |
7 | Maxim settled down for a gloomy evening . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | A band played and onlookers waved and cheered as men , women and children wedged themselves into the tub carriages and settled down for a good day out . |