Example sentences of "save for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After paying for her younger sister 's lavish wedding last autumn he had begun saving for the world cruise he had promised her mother for their thirtieth wedding anniversary . |
| 2 | ‘ Some people work hard all their lives and still have nothing , ’ I reminded him , thinking of the fifty pounds I 've saved for the gas bill . |
| 3 | It rested on two basic assumptions : that Britain 's power and influence in the world depended upon a sound economy ; and that by making the fullest use of nuclear weapons , missiles , and modern transport aircraft , men and money could be saved for the country 's economic benefit . |
| 4 | The Home and End keys should be saved for the examination of single lines . |
| 5 | . In licensed dealing , all the flamboyance was saved for the job . |
| 6 | Er for instance look at the doctors ' leaflets , the brochure goes on about er how much the money has been saved for the health council and all the rest of it . |
| 7 | A FAMILY archive including sensitive letters concerning the Abdication of King Edward VIII has been saved for the nation . |
| 8 | If Labour had won the election , it would have abolished the Broadcasting Standards Council , but thanks to the Conservative victory , the BSC has been saved for the nation . |
| 9 | It was only the resolute persistence of the dealer Samuel Woodburn who purchased the collection from the artist 's executor in 1834 , together with the support of the collector and academic the Revd Dr Henry Wellesley and the generosity of Lord Eldon that enabled part of the collection to be saved for the nation and for the new University Galleries , Oxford . |
| 10 | TELL you what , Test Match Special may have celebrated its being saved for the nation by ditching Don Mosey . |
| 11 | One of the country 's oldest Baptist chapels which was in danger of falling into disrepair , has been saved for the nation . |
| 12 | Verdun was saved for the French by the British Somme offensive . |
| 13 | Instead , she 's been saved for the moment by an old-fashioned storyteller , worth millions — George Lucas of Star Wars . |
| 14 | Saved for the table |
| 15 | A DUBLIN building society has invested confidence in the national soccer team reaching next year 's World Cup finals in the United States by launching a special account for fans to save for the air fare . |
| 16 | Yas Wear has produced a black , Fifties style costume — too nice to save for the beach . |
| 17 | Jim feels ‘ as if a demon had been whispering in his ear ’ and goes to his death with the whisper still sounding , killed by the people he had tried , in one final , tragic mistake , to save for the future . |
| 18 | Secondly , unlike general insurance , the motivation behind many life-related policies is essentially a desire to save for the future , either for one 's own benefit or for the benefit of dependants . |
| 19 | He screamed back at her some choice words that he usually saved for the rent collector . |
| 20 | A small room below the Operations Centre at CI5 : a room laid out like a telephone exchange , with junction boxes on the wall , and switchboards built into the smooth panels that were the work surfaces ; a quiet room , save for the hiss of the air conditioning and the easy movements of two men in chairs , monitoring flickering TV screens . |
| 21 | The Scarman Enquiry reported of the physical conditions in the Dollis Hill premises in which the mail order department then moved , that ‘ save for the mischance with the air-conditioning in a hot summer ’ , they were ‘ excellent ’ . |
| 22 | We shall save for the Committee stage the debate about the level of penalties that are appropriate under the Bill . |
| 23 | There is no commission charge on transactions , save for the stockbroker 's commission of around 0.25% . |
| 24 | Save for the case where a Prime Minister is to resign as the result of advanced years , and therefore where speed is not essential and an ordinary party election could take place , the following course of action is proposed to find a new Prime Minister for a continuing government . |
| 25 | They all are from the school of hard knocks save for The Elk , as his pals call Elkington . |
| 26 | ‘ Non , Inspector , everyone had the same — oh , save for the Prince of Wales for whom I made a special soup . ’ |
| 27 | He had met them on business once , in Denmark , and found them quite congenial — save for the sea-obsession . |
| 28 | Orange was a typical Provençal town , with streets lined with plane trees and houses with red and green shutters ; the bars and restaurants were empty save for the Legion , and there was very little to do except spend money . |
| 29 | Where a counterclaim ( or set-off and counterclaim ) are transferred to the High Court but judgment has been given on the claim save for the question of set-off , execution is stayed thereon until the proceedings transferred to the High Court have been concluded , unless the High Court otherwise orders ( s 42(2) ) . |
| 30 | Save for the owl , he knew nothing , and his ignorance dismayed him further . |