Example sentences of "settle herself [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Julia turned away from the sea , stepped from sand onto concrete and settled herself at a terrace table outside a café . |
| 2 | She refused the porter 's offer to crack open the bottle , and settled herself for a long wait . |
| 3 | Mother Bombie settled herself on a crate in the corner and assumed an air of pious resignation . |
| 4 | She settled herself on the carpet and the fine cotton was stacked beside her . |
| 5 | Rapidly clearing away some bric-à-brac — a fan , a mandolin , a rusty bird cage — from a velvet throne , she invited Ruth to sit down , and settled herself on the edge of a dress-basket . |
| 6 | Mrs Ridley settled herself in a green velvet armchair , laying her stick carefully on the floor beside her . |
| 7 | He stirred it silently , as she settled herself in a rocking-chair opposite to him . |
| 8 | Miss Hervey took the reading and entered it , and Isobel settled herself in the chair , the baby on her lap , and unbuttoned her blouse . |
| 9 | The Sheikha settled herself in the dressing room , determined not to be too far away from her son at any time . |
| 10 | Paula looked at him wickedly as she settled herself in the front passenger seat . |
| 11 | Fran settled herself in the soft leather seat , not daring to glance at the two men in case she precipitated some sort of an adverse reaction . |
| 12 | There was a nice cool breeze wafting up from the river as she settled herself in the shelter of the huge willow tree , at the water 's edge . |
| 13 | Loretta led the way into the drawing-room and settled herself in an armchair . |
| 14 | Gripping the leather straps provided , she settled herself against the supporting pole . |
| 15 | Buzz settled herself on the upright chair by Elinor 's bed , firmly clasping her old-fashioned handbag on her lap . |
| 16 | She had hardly settled herself against the pillows and let her thickened lids slide back over her aching eyeballs when she heard a knock on the door . |
| 17 | She looked round swiftly to check whether the others had seen him but Conrad was pouring wine and chattering , Philippa was settling herself into the crimson beanbag , Larry was moving around in the kitchen , John was sipping his drink and testing out her rocking-chair and the lad with the twisted arm was hovering , uncomfortably . |
| 18 | Settling herself on the window seat , Vi shook her head . |
| 19 | ‘ I was only thinking about you the other day , David , ’ said his grandmother , settling herself in a high-backed chair , her feet planted firmly on the floral Axminster carpet . |
| 20 | I did as she suggested , keeping my dressing-gown on , and watched her settle herself in the arm-chair and get her knitting out . |