Example sentences of "to settle [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Within about ten days she was happy enough with my mother and sisters around , but it took her a lot longer to settle down with other people , and with animals .
2 He would never be able to settle down to married life like a suburban husband .
3 Charles would never be able to settle down to married life like a suburban husband .
4 However , it 's impossible for anyone who lived through those times to settle down to cosy domesticity , the world without adventure that Marius Goring offers Shearer .
5 With these five factors examined and the results of preliminary thinking kept in mind , the teacher or the planning team will be able to settle down to detailed planning of the specific learning sequence in question , whether it is a short piece of structured work with a work-sheet , tape-slide sequence or programmed unit , or whether it occupies several weeks of varied work .
6 A lot of people of my age do n't want to settle down at this stage . ’
7 Charles Frederick was the odd one out in this respect — his feet were far too itchy to allow him to settle down into any sort of domesticity , and he would prove the fact in a dramatic enough way by sailing off around the world as soon as the opportunity presented itself .
8 Former BDO Binder Hamlyn national managing partner Chris Swinson has finally decided to settle down after six months acting as a freelance trouble shooter and litigation expert .
9 The skin needs time to settle down after these treatments in order to absorb the essential oils more efficiently .
10 Two-year-old Rhys , from Epping , arrived in Bristol yesterday to settle in before three days of medical investigations at the city 's Children 's Hospital .
11 Rhys , aged two , of Epping , Essex , arrived in Bristol yesterday to settle in before three days of medical investigations at the Children 's Hospital .
12 She knew he wanted her , and even though it was only for her body Kath was so desperate for his attention that she was ready to settle even for that .
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