He was scarcely settled in before the rest of his party was pouring across the lounge floor and piling in behind him.

I was scarcely settled when I sensed the welcomed shift in air current that signaled someone entering the place.

He had scarcely settled, when he fell dangerously ill of a fever then epidemic in the island.

And so I had scarcely settled into my research for the book before the questions began - urgent, probing, impatient.

Riddle turned up at Withywoods when we were scarcely settled, saying that Chade had sent him to be my man.

Widowed at 40, responsible for a large family, and scarcely settled in America, Mrs Winslow's entire life was turned upside down.

Nell had scarcely settled herself on a little heap of straw in one corner, when she fell asleep, for the first time that day.

To the king's astonishment, the dust had scarcely settled around the small body when it stood.

Governor and Mrs. Houston had scarcely settled in when wifey kicked over the traces, and fled back to her family.

I had scarcely settled myself again to wait when I thought I heard a door unlatch in the guest suites.