Example sentences of "they settled for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It was too cold and wet for champagne , so they settled for a cup of tea . |
| 5 | 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 . |