Example sentences of "be [adv] [adj] years [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Professor Williams , however , not only believes that rape should have a limited ambit because of the severity of the penalty , but that procuring a woman by threat should also be subject to limitations even though its maximum penalty is merely two years ' imprisonment . |
| 2 | The maximum penalty for child neglect is now ten years ' imprisonment , which should be sufficient to deal with cases involving considerable fault and actually or potentially serious consequences . |
| 3 | The maximum penalty for this offence when perpetrated against a woman was formerly two years ' imprisonment , rising to five where she was under 13.6 In 1985 , it was raised to ten years ' imprisonment regardless of the victim 's age . |
| 4 | Thus , the maximum penalty for indecently assaulting a man was formerly ten years ' imprisonment , whereas for a woman it was two years , rising to five where she was under 13 . |
| 5 | The proposal from Tripoli was that five years ' residence and good behaviour should suffice . |