Example sentences of "maximum [prep] [num] year ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This offence is punishable only with a fine , whereas reckless driving carries a maximum of two years ' imprisonment . |
| 2 | It is punishable by a maximum of 14 years ' imprisonment or a fine or both . |
| 3 | Shelton points out that handling is a more serious offence than theft and has a maximum of 14 years ' imprisonment . |
| 4 | But the horror crash happened in September last year and he was charged with causing death by reckless driving , which carries a maximum of five years ' jail . |
| 5 | It is considered that an ideal land bank will vary between a minimum of three years ' and a maximum of five years ' stock . |
| 6 | For this offence and for the proposed suicide-pact offence , the Criminal Law Revision Committee ( CLRC ) recommended a maximum of seven years ' imprisonment . |
| 7 | That Act imposed a penalty of up to two years ’ imprisonment , but this was altered by the Prevention of Corruption Act 1916 , in certain cases to a maximum of seven years ' imprisonment and a minimum of three years ' imprisonment . |
| 8 | Suicide pact killings are retained ( cl. 62 ) , not as manslaughter but as a separate offence , punishable with a maximum of seven years ' imprisonment . |
| 9 | Beneath violent disorder comes the crime of affray ( section 3 ) , now defined in terms of threatening or using unlawful violence towards another , and carrying a maximum of three years ' imprisonment . |
| 10 | The basic offence in section 1 is that of possessing a firearm without a certificate , an offence which ( despite elements of strict liability ) carries a maximum of three years ' imprisonment . |