Example sentences of "would have settle for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boy would have been happiest to stand on the end of a pier from which big ships , real proper ocean ships , embarked ; but he would have settled for just an ordinary pier , a small one — so long as it was big enough for him to walk away from the city , into the wind , turn his back on everything and stand there looking west at an empty sea , or a far horizon , and think about America , or somewhere . |
| 2 | And to be honest , after the dreadful way we finished last season , we would have settled for being fifth from bottom right now . |
| 3 | ‘ I would have settled for that before I went out . |
| 4 | Denied ‘ I would have settled for a point , ’ said Little . |
| 5 | I , for one , would have settled for a 3–0 victory . |
| 6 | He would have settled for Hilderbridge College of Technology . |
| 7 | Robert Dunlop said : ‘ When I came today I would have settled for a lot less . |
| 8 | At the Manor Ground the crowd would have settled for just one goal ; the 0-0 scoreline does the game justice . |
| 9 | ‘ Three weeks ago we would have settled for a situation like this . |
| 10 | Boro will win automatic promotion if they beat Grimsby and Wolves , a situation Lawrence would have settled for when he arrived at Ayresome Park last summer . |
| 11 | But I 'm sure anyone of the United players and the fans that have made the trip up from Oxford this afternoon , would have settled for a one point at half time . |