Example sentences of "and [verb] he for [num] " in BNC.
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1 | Although technically Yeltsin was still able to nominate Gaidar as Prime Minister , subject to Congress 's approval , and to retain him for three months even without such approval , it appeared that , realising the need for political compromise , he chose Chernomyrdin with Gaidar 's acquiescence . |
2 | The Judge held that George was responsible for instigating the crime and jailed him for four and a half years . |
3 | Judge Geoffrey Kilfoil ordered his arrest and jailed him for 14 days for contempt of court . |
4 | My famous dog Oggie , who has alternately made me hate and love him for 12 years , has passed his tendency for being naughty on to his children . |
5 | Chelmsford magistrates fined him £2,600 and banned him for 18 months . |