Preposition: from

• threat: Blackberry users got a reprieve from threats of sales call service disruption as the NTP patent case came to a close.

Converse of object

• win: BECTU wins pensions reprieve Union action has secured a reprieve for pension scheme members at Crown Castle.

• grant: Some lenders are granting a 30-day reprieve; some, six months.

• earn: After finishing bottom of the table, Scarborough earned a brief reprieve when Altrincham were docked 18 points for fielding an ineligible player.

• give: Smaller sites have been given a reprieve in government plans to cut gasoline fumes at the pump.

• get: Then you might get some reprieve from the monotony you all keep complaining about - just a polite suggestion.

• gain: Amidst our protests, 3 centers gained a reprieve of a month's consultation.

Adjective modifier

• last-minute: However, Education Minister Charles Clark granted a last-minute reprieve, overturning the County Council's decision.

• temporary: January 2002 More than 1,000 failed asylum seekers facing expulsion from Britain to Zimbabwe are handed a temporary reprieve by Home Secretary David Blunkett.

• brief: During the brief reprieve, the basement had filled with people seeking shelter, some of whom were wounded from bomb shrapnel.

• welcome: With such a hectic itinerary, our stay at Coconut Lagoon was a welcome reprieve.

• last: There will be no rescue for them, no last minute reprieve.

• short: Here Jesus promises this man not a short reprieve for this life but heaven for all eternity.

Modifies a noun

• volunteer: The work of Reprieve Volunteers in the London office can be extremely varied depending upon the needs of the office at the particular time.

• fellowship: However candidates can apply for both a one-year Reprieve Fellowship and a two-year Reprieve Fellowship in the same application cycle.

Noun used with modifier

• minute: There will be no rescue for them, no last minute reprieve.

• hour: Press Release For Immediate use: Eleventh hour reprieve for Lincoln granny.

• charity: Clive Stafford Smith, legal director of the charity Reprieve, said: " All this secret abuse of prisoners is very dangerous.

• day: The Board of Pardons receives a telegram from President Wilson requesting a fresh trial and as a result 14 days reprieve are granted.