Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [be] content " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , at forty-three , he had to be content with cardboard bloaters ! |
| 2 | It was afternoon — the morning had gone on Crabb Robinson — which meant that all the ample , high , soft-blue leather desks along the spokes of the great wheel that radiated from the Superintendent 's desk , ensphered by the Catalogue , were taken , and he had to be content with one of the minimal flat triangular ends of the late-come segments inserted between these spokes . |
| 3 | From 19 BC none but the emperor was permitted to enjoy a triumph , and victorious generals had to be content with the nominal honours of the ornamenta triumphalia . |
| 4 | The net result of having so many favoured people around was that tickets for the Kirov and Bolshoi ballets were obviously rationed , and we had to be content with second league fixtures of circus and puppet shows to fill any gaps in the programme . |
| 5 | So Deborah had to be content to ride on a tree branch every Saturday morning on her way to Pack Meeting but she did long to be on the back of a real pony again and to help in the stables as she used to do , and learn how a pony should be shoed , cared for and fed , and to know and do the other things required to pass the Pony Rider test . |
| 6 | To be horrified — surely the purpose of the horror movie — we had to be content with films about psychopathic killers who lurked in bushes or deserted mansions . |
| 7 | If the race had been over 62 metres then I felt I would have won , but there are no championships at this distance so I had to be content with second place . |
| 8 | Even then , most great men had to be content with ‘ motte and bailey ’ , with a mound having a wooden lookout tower on top as a central defensive position , and a large enclosure surrounded by an earth rampart in which living quarters could be sited . |
| 9 | In disbelief , Montgomerie had to be content with third spot . |
| 10 | She had hoped for an audience with the Prime Minister , but had to be content with the publicity of being there . |
| 11 | But I had to be content with a phone call . ’ |
| 12 | From time to time he would take it out and read it , but no others came ; and he had to be content from time to time with the sight of Dinah above him on the lighted stage , playing her part superbly , her breasts outlined by scarlet netted silk . |
| 13 | Ian 's kid sister , who was playing mothers and fathers with her friends in the crawl space under the porch , said it was marvellous , so they had to be content with this infant praise and with taking her and her mud-covered friends for a ride round the block . |
| 14 | Nigel assured me that it would be more efficient than the wheel and produce considerably more electricity , and I had to be content with that . |
| 15 | On only one occasion was I given an address , and had to be content with those of head offices . |
| 16 | Ryder Cup star Steven Richardson finished in joint third while world number one Nick Faldo , seeking a fourth successive European tour victory , had to be content with joint 17th place . |
| 17 | But at the age of twelve I knew that a falconry course was way beyond my means , so for the time being I had to be content with reading about it . |
| 18 | Apart from that , Barbara had to be content with what happened on almost every Saturday night of their life together . |
| 19 | Not that Crispin was a weak man , but he was a very busy one , and had to be content to leave the management of their joint lives largely to his highly capable wife . |
| 20 | After 1967 , when it was no longer a separate organisation , it had to be content with only a provisional annual budget . |
| 21 | Sadler , however , although being keen to identify and chart the existence of air currents , had to be content to place his trust in the wind and fly wherever it chose to take him . |
| 22 | We had only brief glimpses of the parrot as it flew across gaps in the canopy , and with that I had to be content . |
| 23 | With that Baldwin had to be content until almost the Monday noon . |
| 24 | For the moment they had to be content to occupy the episcopal city and from there keep a watchful eye on their enemies . |
| 25 | But his secretiveness extended to not even telling them that , and they had to be content to accompany him as he turned left at the foot of the steps that led up to the station entrance and headed for the quays . |
| 26 | Both men had cars capable of winning the world title but that honour went to the Argentinian , while Moss had to be content with the runner-up position although he did record his first Grand Prix victory at Aintree in 1955 . |
| 27 | In 1988 he moved again , this time to Lotus , but he had to be content with watching the McLaren duo of Alain Prost and fellow Brazilian Ayrton Senna in front of him for most of the season . |
| 28 | In some , the potential of TTT was wasted because support teachers were marginalized ; in others , highly experienced and qualified coordinators had to be content with a merely facilitating role . |
| 29 | To his chagrin , Jane was not appointed to any official position during World War I , and had to be content with privately supporting naval recruiting and propaganda . |
| 30 | We stayed there for five days — hoping to strike it rich , but had to be content with a car full of cuddly toys ! |