Example sentences of "[noun prp] was sent [prep] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vennard got 18 months for ‘ a deliberate and dangerous act ’ and Smillie was sent to prison for nine months . |
| 2 | Possibly the first Inn was the Five Bells , which was probably the ale house mentioned in 1586 , when William Cokar of Halling was sent to gaol for keeping an ale house and allowing gambling i.e. maintaining play at the dice of his own authority as a result of which he was bound , over to the next Sessions . |
| 3 | At Oxford Crown court today Langton was sent to prison for ten years … |
| 4 | These were accepted by the judges as signs of his madness , and in the end Boldwood was sent to prison for life . |
| 5 | Later on , when Richard Baxter was sent to prison for his faith in 1669 , Margaret went with him , bringing her ‘ best bed ’ with her . |