Sentence examples for put a reserve from inspiring English sources

We've put a reserve of £600 on it".

"I think he put a reserve on it, and his father wouldn't let him buy it.

At the show's opening, a major American museum put a reserve on the piece, but until the deal is completed Mr. Marks declined to say which one.

"I put a reserve only on certain articles, and they have to be expensive," said Tom LeClair, who, with his sister, Missy, runs the Clearing House Auction Galleries, which his parents started 47 years ago in Wethersfield, Conn.

Sellers are given the opportunity to put a reserve on their auction item.

Once they're seated, we don't want them to get up again". Ms. Lyons will also put a reserved sign on a table if she spots a baby, a pregnant woman or a large group, so they won't have to wait for a seat.

He added, simply: "That was always their space, so we put a reserved sign on it".

What if I did have a few million in the bank, what would I be putting a "reserve" on?

They bear the responsibility for their choices, and consigners — the people whose property is being auctioned — know that he rarely puts a reserve, or minimum, price on items.

Owen is putting a reserve price of between £100,000 and £150,000 on the tapes but suggested that they could go for considerably more.

"Putting a reserve in one estuary may not do a lot of good" for another area's stocks, Thorrold says.