Example sentences of "doing time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went to a Jesuit school , served as an altar boy ( as did his future enemies the Snowman and the Falcon , both now doing time for espionage against the United States ) , and read law at Fordham . |
| 2 | He abused his inheritance , behaved extravagantly , and nearly got his comeuppance from the weasels — a violent proletariat who squatted in his house while he was doing time for car theft . |
| 3 | He was doing time for debt , as I recall . |
| 4 | The guy had about one brain cell and he was doing time in it . |
| 5 | She was doing time for several rather serious drug-related offences . |
| 6 | He 's doing time in Whitely as well . |
| 7 | ‘ You 'll be doing time again for this , Devlin , ’ said Duvall . |
| 8 | She has an Iranian husband who is doing time , and two children in juvenile custody . |
| 9 | … welcome back … later on we 'll meet the ex con who 's doing time treading the boards … but first … sport and we 're off to the sunshine of Australia … to the heart of the outback to join Tim Russon |
| 10 | Been doing time . |