Example sentences of "settled for a [adj] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | She settled for a continental breakfast , substituting two slices of freshly baked tresse , a plaited white loaf , for the conventional croissant . |
| 4 | We finally settled for a modern house in a village three miles away , where I am still living . |
| 5 | Instead of Farrell or Foster , Hammersmith settled for a flashy Post-Modern office and retail development which , while providing the sort of covered spaces the borough wanted , led nowhere architecturally . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Snow settled for a few hours in the Dundee area , causing traffic problems . |
| 9 | I settled for a beautiful Waterford Crystal clock as my leaving present from friends and colleagues throughout the Group . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Ludovico called exuberantly for champagne but it was unobtainable , so he settled for a sweet fizzy wine instead . |
| 12 | 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 . |