Below you will find example sentences with "god save". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
God Save in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: save
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 24.6 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 1 questions, 4 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "god save" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as we say god save the queen, by booing god save the king, queen, king and national stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with save money, thank god, save lives, save money and save lives, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with god save
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
God save the Queen and God save Amanda Waller. (9 words)
Should Welsh sports teams sing God Save the Queen? (9 words)
God save our gracious Queen Long live our noble Queen God save The Queen! (14 words)
O Lord our God arise, Scatter her enemies, And make them fall: Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish used to be popish tricks, On Thee our hopes we fix: God save us all. (33 words)
The former president asked, "How far off is military despotism?" and concluded his speech, "may God bless this people and God save the Constitution."sfn Johnson returned home after the special session concluded. (33 words)
There is a hum of excited chatter and one lone man loudly singing God Save the King to cheers as people follow police officers in an orderly fashion down towards the palace. (32 words)
Should Welsh sports teams sing God Save the Queen? (9 words)
God Save the King, William H. Cummings, Novello and Company Ltd, London 1902 Standard version in the United Kingdom God Save the Queen (standard version) God save our gracious Queen! (30 words)
God save our gracious Queen Long live our noble Queen God save The Queen! (14 words)
Former Prime Minister Whitlam, who had been standing behind Smith, then addressed the crowd:sfn Well may we say "God save the Queen", because nothing will save the Governor-General! (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
God Save the King, William H. Cummings, Novello and Company Ltd, London 1902 Standard version in the United Kingdom God Save the Queen (standard version) God save our gracious Queen!
God save the Queen and God save Amanda Waller.
God save our gracious Queen Long live our noble Queen God save The Queen!
Former Prime Minister Whitlam, who had been standing behind Smith, then addressed the crowd:sfn Well may we say "God save the Queen", because nothing will save the Governor-General!
The dismissed prime minister, Whitlam, who had been standing behind Smith, then addressed the crowd:sfn Well may we say "God save the Queen", because nothing will save the Governor-General!
New Zealand "God Save the Queen" was the sole official national anthem until 1977 when " God Defend New Zealand " was added as a second.
O Lord our God arise, Scatter her enemies, And make them fall: Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish used to be popish tricks, On Thee our hopes we fix: God save us all.
The former president asked, "How far off is military despotism?" and concluded his speech, "may God bless this people and God save the Constitution."sfn Johnson returned home after the special session concluded.
Clay Travis stated: " ended his remarks today calling for gun control by saying, 'God save the Queen'.
In the past, he struggled to get things flowing without the aid of a drink, or two; God Save the Streets was written while he was pretty much sober.
I wrote the music for Anarchy In The UK and God Save The Queen, and the lyrics for Pretty Vacant.
Photo: ReutersAfter Charles is presented with symbolic regalia, Welby will place the St Edward's Crown on his head and the congregation will cry "God save the King".
Should Welsh sports teams sing God Save the Queen?
Spain stay still and focused as their national anthem rings out, and England follow it up with a rousing rendition of God Save the King.
The 80-year-old president’s critics were quick to jump on the phrase and “God Save the Queen” was soon trending on Twitter.
The added complication being of course that God Save the King is also the British national anthem, and national identity can be a complex thing in our complicated little country.
Their song “God Save the Queen” became a symbol of the United Kingdom's social and political turmoil.
There is a hum of excited chatter and one lone man loudly singing God Save the King to cheers as people follow police officers in an orderly fashion down towards the palace.
The visiting fans also gave it tight to the Tartan Army, presumably for expressing their republican sympathies in the midweek friendly against England by booing God Save The King.
What followed was the usual – God Save The King was booed and Flower Of Scotland was sung with impressive passion by a large part of Hampden.