Example sentences of "settling down to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Duty Officer , having dispatched the still warm power pack to Soltau , is settling down to a quiet evening when the phone rings : ‘ Corporal Johnson , Military Police , sir . |
| 2 | As the floor levelled off the lights flickered and came up , the engine noise settling down to a steady background roar . |
| 3 | Their congregations of ‘ Independents ’ were justly named in a society settling down to a long period of outward conformity and growing indifference to religion . |
| 4 | Hundreds have gone off ‘ to find themselves ’ before settling down to a career or further studies . |
| 5 | They were settling down to a family Christmas at home when Belinda suddenly got very tired and her temperature soared . |
| 6 | After dodging the evil Sheriff 's men and their deadly arrows , try your hand at archery before settling down to a feast under the ‘ Greenwode Tree ’ . |
| 7 | The pistol shrimp then holds the disoriented fish in another claw , and fires a barrage of sound shots to its head before settling down to a quiet meal . |
| 8 | Before settling down to a tour of the old quarter ( and Stein is almost entirely an old quarter ) , it is a good idea to face the climb to the Burg Hohenklingen , from the battlements of which there is a breathtaking view of the Rhine winding its way through flat green pastures and dense woodland , and of the closely clustered pointed roofs of Stein itself . |
| 9 | Even in fantasy he could not see Terry Place settling down to a game of chess . |
| 10 | Hundreds of people entered into the spirit of the occasion and enjoyed a picnic before settling down to a concert featuring some of the best known and stirring pieces of classical music , accompanied by a laser and firework show . |
| 11 | Hunt found fame and fortune in the glamorous world of Grand Prix culminating in his Formula One world championship victory in 1976 before settling down to a more sedate career as a BBC TV commentator . |