Example sentences of "be jail for [adv] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could also expect record damages after being jailed for almost 10 months . |
| 2 | Bruce and Pat Cottrill , of Colwyn Bay , are furious that killer Frederic Blancke has been jailed for only 15 years , which means he could be free before the end of the century . |
| 3 | Keith Clash , 27 , was jailed for over two months at Bristol Crown Court yesterday after admitting theft and carrying an offensive weapon . |
| 4 | A DRINK-DRIVER was jailed for just four months yesterday for mowing down a nine-year-old girl . |
| 5 | Michael Rock , who 'd allowed his house in London to be used by the gang , was jailed for 10 years and a 76-year-old courier , George Chay , who 'd brought LSD into Britain from California , was jailed for just four years because the judge said he did n't want him to die in prison . |
| 6 | Through a curious loophole in the present law Hart was able to plead guilty to motoring offences that can be dealt with in a magistrates court — and was jailed for only four months . |