Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] six [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | She heard mention of six months ' imprisonment , and was terrified that she 'd be locked up for doing nothing . |
| 2 | Each period of observation or each sequence of periods of observation , possibly on different days ( or over a longer period ) will provide a longitudinal ‘ case ’ study of six pupils ' affective responses to computer-assisted learning and non-computer-assisted learning . |
| 3 | It may impose a fine of up to £2000 ( unless the Statute creating the offence provides otherwise ) and a maximum term of six months ' imprisonment on any one charge ( and a maximum of twelve months where the person is charged with more than one offence triable ‘ either way ’ , e.g. theft ) . |
| 4 | The second complaint made by the local authority is that the justices specifically said by paragraph ( 1 ) of their contact order that there should be no contact between T. and her father until after the local authority review in six months ' time . |
| 5 | Asserting , what was palpably untrue , that ‘ There are probably few people in India who do not sincerely regret that you should have made it impossible for any government to leave you at liberty ’ , he handed down a sentence of six years ' simple imprisonment , pointing out — the crowning touch-that the sentence was the same as that given to the nationalist hero Bal Gangadhar Tilak , twelve years before . |
| 6 | The other major offence is drunken driving , an offence bristling with technicalities which carries a maximum prison sentence of six months ' and a minimum period twelve months ' disqualification from driving . |
| 7 | It is desirable that the committal order be served as a matter of urgency although in a case which merited a sentence of six months ' imprisonment — and the contrary was not argued on M. 's behalf — there is much less urgency than in the case of a short sentence of imprisonment . |
| 8 | The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on July 12 upheld the August 1990 conviction of former DC mayor Marion Barry for cocaine possession , but referred the case back to the original trial judge for resentencing , on the grounds that the judge had not given sufficient explanation for his decision in October to impose a sentence of six months ' imprisonment . |
| 9 | The final member of the group is John Perry , a Leading Shunter with six years ' experience with the railway . |
| 10 | In the end , to please her , I promised to get a job in six months ' time . |
| 11 | What was the use of tallies that might , perhaps , be valid in theory , and even capable of being turned into cash in six months ' time , or a year , but were so much paper now , and no use to disgruntled archers and men-at-arms whose need was for coin that could be spent at once ? |
| 12 | The second common mistake ( not made in this case ) is to impose a sentence for an either way offence for which the offender has been committed under Criminal Justice Act 1967 , s.S6 a sentence in excess of six months ' imprisonment , which is possible if the offender is committed for the same offence under Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.38 . |
| 13 | The greater proportion ( 33 per cent ) of people said they could function on a minimum of six hours ' sleep , though many claimed they could get by on five hours ( 23 per cent ) and four hours ( 20 per cent ) . |
| 14 | It was hardly a secret by this time ; even her loose maternity dress could not disguise the fact that she was expecting a baby in six weeks ' time . |
| 15 | Common assault is the lowest rung of the ‘ ladder ’ of non-fatal offences , with a maximum penalty of six months ' imprisonment , and it is discussed in more detail below . |
| 16 | There is a £250 arrangement fee and an early redemption penalty of six months ' interest . |
| 17 | She also commissioned him to paint Crystal Springs as a present for Stephen 's birthday in six weeks ' time . |
| 18 | A yearly tenancy is determinable by the landlord or the tenant at the end of the first or any subsequent year of the tenancy by six months ' notice unless the agreement between the parties provides otherwise . |
| 19 | Moreover , the maximum penalty for the section 47 offence is five years ' imprisonment , with no apparent justification for the strange approach of making the penalty equivalent to the higher offence on the ‘ ladder ’ ( the section 20 offence ) , and the fault requirement equivalent to the lower offence on the ‘ ladder ’ ( common assault , with a maximum of six months ' imprisonment ) . |