Example sentences of "settled [adv prt] for the night " in BNC.
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| 1 | Passengers actually changed into their pyjamas and settled down for the night bunks or convertible seat-beds complete with sheets and blankets . |
| 2 | An ironical cheer went up at this and we settled down for the night . |
| 3 | When the fire was out the hut grew cold and the two boys settled down for the night under their blankets . |
| 4 | Strung out along the shelf between hill and vale , with outposts covering every approach , the army settled down for the night . |
| 5 | We had a very impromptu meal which was brought out from somewhere near Bahrain because our landing area was in a small offshore sand strip where the Nos 55 and 84 Squadron aircraft ( also a Valentia from No 70 Squadron , which was our support aircraft ) were all based overnight and I went to sleep in this hot and humid place , The humidity factor at Bahrain was very high indeed , in the 90s , but I went to sleep quite comfortably on a groundsheet having dug a little hole for my not very considerable hips , weighing very little above 9 stone , and I settled down for the night . |