Example sentences of "who was [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The headmaster of a private school for boys , who was jailed for twelve years for sex offences against eight of his pupils , has failed in his challenge against the convictions . |
| 2 | The gunman , who was jailed for 18 months , fired into the ground when Sgt Forth , then working in CID , and another officer arrived at the scene . |
| 3 | Tilghman , who was jailed for five years , fined £3,250 , reduced to the ranks and dismissed the service , is now serving his jail term in America . |
| 4 | But the officers ' dedication led to the conviction of Carl Dodds , of Blackfell , Washington , who was jailed for six years at Durham Crown Court last December for robbery . |
| 5 | Mrs Lock , of Formby , Merseyside , said the driver , who was jailed for two years , served eight months . |
| 6 | Who was jailed for passing secrets to the Guardian in 1984 ? |
| 7 | Martin Houston from South Link in Andersontown who was jailed for seven years last October for a horrendous catalogue of crimes against young boys will be eligible for home leave in just six months time . |
| 8 | A nurse who was jailed for three months for assaulting an elderly woman in her care is appealing against her conviction . |
| 9 | A nurse who was jailed for three months for assaulting an elderly woman in her care is appealing against her conviction . |
| 10 | ‘ I remember bursting into tears and blowing my nose and saturating my tiny handkerchief so that it was no use for the rest of the day , ’ writes P. Atkinson , of The Green , West Cornforth , who was revising for mock O-levels at Stand Grammar School for Girls , in Manchester . |
| 11 | A social worker who was sacked for smoking cannabis while in charge of a group of youngsters , has won his appeal against dismissal . |
| 12 | She told of one man who was harangued for ninety minutes at a time until he had a nervous breakdown and quit . |
| 13 | Giles , who was working for British Midland Airways at Birmingham Airport had ingeniously calculated that he could hop on an early flight to Heathrow and meet up with us in London . |
| 14 | ‘ But then the young man who was slotted for this spot had to back out . |
| 15 | Frenchman Didier Auriol , who was leading for much of Saturday , was disqualified for receiving unofficial help on the second of the day 's seven special stages while lying fifth . |
| 16 | But meanwhile , who was to pay for this room ? |
| 17 | And many were the times when she had wanted to bawl at him , ‘ And who was to blame for that ? |
| 18 | I am writing to you about the case of Im Su-Kyong , who was arrested for ten years for attending a peace march from North Korea to South Korea . |