"Let's say his death might have served a dual purpose."

Let me see that my death will serve some purpose.

Neither she nor her death served the cause of peace.

At least that way, my death would serve some purpose.

The deaths of a small number should serve well enough as a warning.

"One character's death actually serves the two other characters, who get together," she said.

But I must admit, his death will serve us, too.

"What purpose will our friend's death serve other than your pleasure in it?"

But her husband's death has served as a catalyst for an American trip back through the 1970s.

As it happens, his death has not served their purpose.