Example sentences of "settled for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It was freezing — literally — so after a not-too-exhaustive search we settled for a place that was warm and , as it turned out , very good . |
| 5 | I made an excuse and settled for tea and muesli . |
| 6 | We settled for salmon — bloody salmon again — which arrived as three huge steaks complete with white sauce , carrots and new potatoes . |
| 7 | In summer the attraction was n't so strong and we settled for Værøy . |
| 8 | So I settled for dusting off his shoulder and giving it a quick squeeze . |
| 9 | In the end he settled for a rather Egyptian standing pose with both their faces front on and the bodies half turned away . |
| 10 | They settled for five shillings , every Friday . |
| 11 | I settled for the terrine du chef followed by rognons d'agneau and pommes vapeur . |
| 12 | As Doohan built up a lead of almost seven seconds , Rainey settled for second place on his Yamaha , 12 seconds clear of third-placed Daryl Beattie , of Australia , riding a Rothmans Honda for the first time as a replacement for the injured Wayne Gardner . |
| 13 | The most obvious person to take it out on is your boyfriend , and so I settled for that . |
| 14 | Battle was what they settled for . |
| 15 | She felt she could not give up totally , but settled for three or four slim cigars a day instead of ten to fifteen cigarettes . |
| 16 | Snow settled for a few hours in the Dundee area , causing traffic problems . |
| 17 | Rab , fat Phillis : he felt to lift the coal hammer but settled for a feather . |
| 18 | The speciality of the house was fillet of reindeer with wild mushrooms , the Scandinavian equivalent of our venison but we settled for Chateaubriand , cooked to perfection and served at the table by the charming Italian head waiter , Paolo whose efficient and attentive service enhanced the evening . |
| 19 | After a very competent dish of riz de veau ( pan friend veal sweetbreads ) accompanied by an excellent bottle of Pouilly Fuisse crisp , bags of ripe gooseberries — we skipped dessert and settled for another good coffee . |
| 20 | Balancing the master volume against the power amp 's levels will have some effect on the sound so , again , I settled for about half-way , with the CF-200 feeding a pair of Celestion-loaded Proamplifier 2x12 cabinets . |
| 21 | It was so hot that Perdita would have liked to have worn shorts or a dress , but her mosquito bites had come up in huge red bumps and were oozing and itching like mad , so she settled for her pale pink jeans and a dark blue shirt . |
| 22 | Portsmouth could have doubled their tally , but settled for strikes from Alan McLoughlin , Guy Whittingham , with his 21st of the season , Paul Walsh and Ray Daniel . |
| 23 | He talked glowingly about nuclear powered aircraft but this was beyond Argentina 's ability and so they settled for more conventional designs . |
| 24 | Two hours later and ravenous , we settled for egg and chips at a motorway service station . |
| 25 | We finally settled for a modern house in a village three miles away , where I am still living . |
| 26 | Ludovico called exuberantly for champagne but it was unobtainable , so he settled for a sweet fizzy wine instead . |
| 27 | Instead , he settled for a stint on air with the local radio station and said : ‘ It 's all very frustrating . |
| 28 | So we settled for the International Press Centre … |
| 29 | Yet it was around this time that he settled for being an actor . |
| 30 | UNISYS IS JUST SO HAPPY THAT IT SETTLED FOR INTEL 's $5,000m CHIP RATHER THAN FOLLOWING THE HERD TO RISC … |