Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was in prison on remand for three weeks , then I went to court and got three years ' probation . |
| 2 | In 1987 an unpublished report , known as SHARPEN ( Scottish Health Authorities Review of Priorities for the Eighties and Nineties ) , pointed out the deficiency of local authority provision for mentally ill people and noted local authorities ' particular responsibilities under the Mental Health ( Scotland ) Act 1984 . |
| 3 | Sitting pretty : Marion Barry , who lost his job as Mayor of Washington and served six months ' jail for cocaine possession , is back in city government after winning a council seat . |
| 4 | They agreed to limit the whole to 23 acres , 13 of which were on his Lordship 's land , and offered 40 years ' purchase of the actual rent — an offer which ‘ we flatter ourselves will preclude the unpleasant necessity of having recourse to the decision of a jury ’ . |
| 5 | Born in Devon in 1954 , Andrew Mudge left school at the age of fifteen and did nine years ' service in the Navy before becoming Gardener for the Trust at Castle Drogo where he worked for seven years . |
| 6 | When the Nazis took power he went underground and worked in the communist resistance , was arrested and did eight years ' penal servitude . |
| 7 | He owned the plane and had 300 hours ' flying experience . |
| 8 | A GARY CROSBY goal after 70 minutes gave Nottingham Forest a 1-0 win over QPR at the City Ground and ended 169 days ' misery in the Premier League 's bottom three . |