Example sentences of "[pers pn] settled for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather than spend too long on developing a perfect composition , I settled for a core arrangement of objects that looked good together and added to it as the drawing and colouring progressed . |
| 2 | I settled for a beautiful Waterford Crystal clock as my leaving present from friends and colleagues throughout the Group . |
| 3 | I settled for a quality pie inside the ground — they were temperature-controlled by a woman who stuck a fancy knitting needle in them all . |
| 4 | She settled for a continental breakfast , substituting two slices of freshly baked tresse , a plaited white loaf , for the conventional croissant . |
| 5 | But in the end she settled for a pair of thick black stockings that she said would have to do . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Eventually we settled for a base at Ardrossan which was not too bad in later years when we had acquired much faster cutters . |
| 8 | Maybe because we settled for a point that late in the game ? ? |
| 9 | Berg implies that they settled for a stable relationship , Frances acting the perfect Hollywood wife and ultimately finding consolation in religion , while Sam 's unspent emotions were burned off in work . |
| 10 | They settled for a country life ; Johnnie studied at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester and , following an uneasy spell on the Althorp estate , they moved to Park House . |
| 11 | She was by that time too valuable a property to be junked , so they settled for a short suspension and a revised entry in the book . |
| 12 | It was too cold and wet for champagne , so they settled for a cup of tea . |
| 13 | But the employers persuaded them to hold off until 1966 , when they settled for a mere 5 per cent rise over the three years to 1969 . |
| 14 | Overlooking the point that if it were the latter he could clarify the matter on the next round , he settled for a direct raise to Four Hearts . |
| 15 | In the end he settled for a rather Egyptian standing pose with both their faces front on and the bodies half turned away . |
| 16 | Ludovico called exuberantly for champagne but it was unobtainable , so he settled for a sweet fizzy wine instead . |
| 17 | Instead , he settled for a stint on air with the local radio station and said : ‘ It 's all very frustrating . |
| 18 | He settled for a gradualist policy . |
| 19 | The day had been warm , and since it was n't , he decided , an occasion for dressing , he settled for a light linen suit which he 'd worn rather a lot ten years ago in New Zealand . |
| 20 | So he settled for a secure telephone call , indifferent to what that would do to Maxim 's reputation among the Defence Staff at the embassy . |