Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] seven [noun] ' imprisonment " in BNC.
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| 1 | In November two former Army officers , Adolfo Padilla and Gustavo Díaz , were sentenced by a civilian court to seven years ' imprisonment each for participation in a failed coup attempt on May 9 , 1989 [ see p. 36653-54 ] . |
| 2 | For this offence and for the proposed suicide-pact offence , the Criminal Law Revision Committee ( CLRC ) recommended a maximum of seven years ' imprisonment . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Suicide pact killings are retained ( cl. 62 ) , not as manslaughter but as a separate offence , punishable with a maximum of seven years ' imprisonment . |
| 5 | His sentence was subsequently reduced on appeal to seven years ' imprisonment [ see p. 35327 ] . |