Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [adj] years imprisonment " in BNC.
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| 1 | A term of x years imprisonment to be served and y years suspended might be imposed , when previously x would have been thought sufficient . |
| 2 | One year ago he was sentenced to a term of fifteen years imprisonment . |
| 3 | ( S. ) 468 , where a sentence of four years imprisonment was upheld for robbery of a taxi driver who was threatened with a lighted cigarette and a knife , although he did not suffer injuries comparable with those suffered by the victim in this case . |
| 4 | He knew the wording by heart : Attempt to export equipment with intent to evade prohibition then in farce by the Provision of the Export Control and Goods Order and C & E Management Act ( Section 68/2 ) , 1979 … and he knew that the offence carried a maximum sentence of seven years imprisonment … |
| 5 | Contempt carries a maximum penalty of two years imprisonment , and is the only serious crime in English law which is triable by judges alone . |
| 6 | Secondly , in accordance with the Wolfenden recommendations Clause 2 of the Bill set a penalty of five years imprisonment for the offence of buggery committed by a man over 21 with a consenting youth over 16 . |
| 7 | This is the most serious of the offences in the Act , and is triable only on indictment and attracts a maximum penalty of ten years imprisonment . |
| 8 | Creating a false market in shares carries a penalty of seven years imprisonment under Section 47 of the Financial Services Act . |
| 9 | Sentence : seven years imprisonment with three years imprisonment concurrent for the firearms offence . |
| 10 | At the bottom of the ladder , simple sexual assault carries a maximum of ten years imprisonment . |