Example sentences of "[adv] to three years [unc] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the others arrested on 9 October , some were later released , one is awaiting trail and others have been tried and sentenced to up to three years ' imprisonment for , among other things , ‘ illegal association ’ . |
| 2 | Failure to observe the ban was punishable by up to three years ' imprisonment . |
| 3 | The ban on sale or display is backed by tough penalties , including a heavy fine and up to three years ' imprisonment . |
| 4 | Not only does BSL learning apparently take much longer ( ‘ beginners ’ were people with up to three years ' experience ) but only the beginner group showed the normal pattern of understanding being better than production . |
| 5 | New mothers in Czechoslovakia can look forward to three years ' maternity leave and the health service has a lot more going for it than ours , she says . |