A marine had to intervene to save his life.
All of us have had to help intervene to save her.
I had to intervene to save them from the fury of the mountain soldiers.
Would you argue that the police are being intrusive when they intervene in a case of domestic violence to save a life?
I expected to be put to death immediately, but a circumstance intervened to save me temporarily.
And in his case, too, God intervened to save him from death.
One of them was later to intervene to save his life.
"If you will not intervene to save us, then let me ask a favor."
But he also urged state and city officials to intervene to save the property.
Thus again the kindness of her dead father and mother intervened to save the girl.