Example sentences of "[modal v] settle for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ryan Giggs , back in the squad , must settle for a place on the substitutes ' bench . |
| 2 | In most instances the communicator must settle for an approximation within acceptable limits . |
| 3 | Mountbatten 's personal view was that the new nationalist movements should be appeased rather than suppressed and that the old colonial powers should settle for the best deal that they could get , pledging independence in the near future and thus , he hoped , preserving the greater part of their economic advantages . |
| 4 | But just in case Vecchi tied in with the five thousand reward Mr. Bonanza was posting , I did n't see why I should settle for the usual sawbuck . ’ |
| 5 | Here I would suggest that if the beginner does not want to invest in a full set , he should settle for the 3 , 5 , 7 and 9-irons , sand wedge , plus a 3 and a 5-wood . |
| 6 | I 'll settle for a good long engagement — to give you both time to be sure . ’ |
| 7 | I 'll settle for a deal with you … ’ |
| 8 | I 'll settle for a draw as long as we beat City & Swindon at home . |
| 9 | For the record — ’ he released the leg and Queenie straightened up in relief ‘ — I could call the police and have you arrested for wasting NHS resources on a hoax , but I tell you what , I 'll settle for a donation to the Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Then I 'll settle for the eight brace and be thankful , ’ Maggie said , accepting defeat . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll settle for the rump steak , then . ’ |
| 12 | But with all the injuries and the disruption to the team I 'll settle for the two League points . ’ |
| 13 | Now listen , I need an hour 's kip and a bath , so I 'll settle for the bath . |
| 14 | Lee Doherty summed it up afterwards when he said : ‘ We 'll settle for the 3–1 win , but you would n't want to be watching that kind of football every week . |
| 15 | FA yesterday and it looks like me getting tickets from them is the same chance like the famous snowball in hell — i might settle for a new video player instead — in fact i still have got almost all of WC'90 on video — pictures from — all — games — and complete games from the 1/8 finals and onwards — including the England-Kamerun game which is quite a favorite . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd settle for a few years with four legs like a cheetah and be able to go at forty miles an hour , ’ Otley declared . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd settle for a sandwich . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd settle for a Big Mac . |
| 19 | A shotgun would be ideal , though I 'd settle for a .22 rifle , but a crossbow will just have to do . |
| 20 | I 'd settle for an equal share . ’ |
| 21 | In their plight at present , they 'd settle for the same status as Hartlepool next season in the Second Division . |
| 22 | If that 's a bit out of your reach at £15,000 , maybe you could settle for a model of the real thing . |
| 23 | But the clear implication yesterday that he would settle for a place on the bench this weekend should dovetail nicely with Ferguson 's thinking . |
| 24 | But her boy , who already has one success in the can , would settle for a shiny new toy . |
| 25 | Right now , Jordan would settle for a goalless draw and take his chances in the second leg at Tynecastle . |
| 26 | But if unionists could be persuaded to accept the present Anglo-Irish Agreement , with increased local democracy , and if the SDLP would settle for a unionist input into cross-border institutions covering common interests like agriculture , tourism and roads , would this not be progress ? |
| 27 | Darlington 's longest-serving player would settle for a safe position in May . |
| 28 | In the real , as opposed to celluloid , world , Roxburgh would settle for a win emphatic enough to stabilise his team and prepare them for the more demanding games ahead . |
| 29 | Perhaps he would settle for the Magic Flute ? |
| 30 | By 1415 he showed himself willing to accept a good deal less : he would settle for the legal and territorial terms agreed at Brétigny , now more than half a century earlier , and a smaller dowry . |