Example sentences of "be [verb] to three [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Garcia resigned his seat in January 1990 , shortly before the two were sentenced to three years ' imprisonment . |
| 2 | Nine miners were sentenced to three months ' imprisonment on Jan. 26 for " obstructing the freedom to work " . |
| 3 | ANIMAL rights workers cheered yesterday as the man branded Britain 's cruel lest farmer was sentenced to three months ' jail . |
| 4 | He was sentenced to three months ' imprisonment on each count to run concurrently , suspended for two years , and ordered to pay compensation in the total sum of £211.25 . |
| 5 | On each of the six counts on which he was convicted he was sentenced to three months ' imprisonment on each count concurrent , suspended for two years . |
| 6 | Fierce protest in the town of Batna , 300 km south-east of Algiers , was triggered on Feb. 4 when a local imam was sentenced to three months ' imprisonment for public order offences . |
| 7 | In January 1991 Hong Song-dam was sentenced to three years ' imprisonment for producing material benefiting North Korea . |
| 8 | It was clear from the sentences imposed on the other defendants , one of whom was sentenced to three years ' imprisonment , that the sentencer considered that a longer sentence would have been appropriate if the appellant had been over 21 . |