Example sentences of "[adj] years ' [noun sg] and a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Due to be sentenced on Feb. 7 , 1992 , Keating faced a maximum penalty of 10 years ' imprisonment and a fine of $250,000 . |
| 2 | She was given three years ' supervision and a five-year driving ban . |
| 3 | The charges , which carried a maximum sentence of 50 years ' imprisonment and a fine of $1,000,000 , alleged that Imelda Marcos had secretly invested in Manhattan real estate and valuables using money stolen from the Philippines . |
| 4 | This was not done for players with less than ten years ' service and a longer period was usually required . |
| 5 | Each of the perjury charges carried a maximum penalty of five years ' imprisonment and a fine of $250,000 , while the possession charges carried maximum sentences of one year and a fine of $100,000 . |
| 6 | Taurus , a computer project that was to have delivered paperless share settlement , was scrapped in March after five years ' work and a £400m ( $150m ) outlay by the City . |
| 7 | Two Lebanese-born financiers , Jean Magharian and Barkev Magharian , were each sentenced on Sept. 13 by a court in Bellinzona to four years ' imprisonment and a fine of SFr50,000 ( approximately US$39,000 ) for laundering SFr1,200 million ( US$933 million ) for drug operations in Turkey and Lebanon through Swiss banks . |
| 8 | That Act imposed a penalty of up to two years ’ imprisonment , but this was altered by the Prevention of Corruption Act 1916 , in certain cases to a maximum of seven years ' imprisonment and a minimum of three years ' imprisonment . |