Example sentences of "years for his [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | James Shaw was given five years for his part in a later plot to kill Stephen Brown by knocking him down with a car . |
| 2 | In the mid-1970's Zelaya was imprisoned for 2½ years for his part in the murders of two priests and five peasants who were agitating for land reform . |
| 3 | He was jailed for 3.5 years for his part in the affair . |
| 4 | A 20-YEAR-OLD Belfast man has been jailed for eight years for his part in an armed robbery of more than £6,000 from an Ulster Bank . |
| 5 | Lord Kincraig recommended that Campbell serve at least 20 years for his part in the crime . |
| 6 | Despite Ren 's report , the Reuters news agency reported on April 10 that Chen Yanbin , a student activist , had been imprisoned for 15 years for his involvement in the pro-democracy movement . |
| 7 | Arraigned on the same charge , Ren Wanding , the veteran human rights activist , who had previously been imprisoned for four years for his activities in the 1978-79 Democracy Movement , was given a more severe seven-year sentence with three years ' deprivation of political rights , having refused to show repentance for his " grave " crimes . |
| 8 | Prince Philip had stipulated a maximum of ten years for his period in office , and had extended it by a year to enable Prince Charles , who was serving in the Royal Navy , to take over at an appropriate moment . |