Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] to prison " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The alert sergeant catches them in the act , and with the help of the vintners , tries to lead them to prison . |
| 2 | After a while I started to get official letters threatening to send me to prison if I did n't find work . |
| 3 | Regretting ‘ that he had no power to send him to prison without the option of a fine ’ , the magistrate imposed a fine of 40 shillings ( probably amounting to more than a month 's wages ) or twenty-one days ' hard labour . |
| 4 | The court which sentences him for the latest offence will have to decide whether to return him to prison to serve a period equal to the balance of the sentence which remained on the day the offence was committed . |
| 5 | The plaintiff served on the defendants notice of motion making application to the county court to commit them to prison for the alleged contempt of court entailed by breach of the injunction . |
| 6 | If he fails to attend a second time the judge has power to commit him to prison for contempt of court . |