Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] not guilty " in BNC.
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| 1 | Supposing she were found not guilty in Manila on whatever charges the government brought against her ? |
| 2 | But they were found not guilty on the direction of the judge . |
| 3 | At their trial , the bishops were found not guilty , and the decision was greeted with popular demonstrations throughout the country . |
| 4 | The 29 other defendants , prominent members of Traore 's one-party system , were found not guilty and acquitted . |
| 5 | The NCP boss , Gordon Layton , 56 , and Simon Hewitt , 38 , then a manager of the security firm KAS , were found not guilty of conspiracy to defraud Europarks by dishonestly acquiring information about its business affairs . |
| 6 | SHAUN EDWARDS , the Great Britain international , was found not guilty at a meeting of the Rugby League 's disciplinary committee in Leeds tonight , following his sending-off during Wigan 's Lancashire Cup semi-final defeat by Oldham last week . |
| 7 | Mr Carnogurksy was charged with subversion for organising a pro-democracy petition , but was found not guilty by a Bratislava court on November 23 . |
| 8 | Mrs Marcos was found not guilty in New York . |
| 9 | She was found not guilty and discharged . |
| 10 | Last June Hinckley was found not guilty , by reason of insanity , of trying to assassinate President Reagan and of wounding three others in the attempt . |
| 11 | She was found not guilty . |
| 12 | Russell was found not guilty . |
| 13 | In May , Thomas and Martha were tried in London for the murder of their children ; Thomas was found not guilty — as there was no evidence to suggest a motive , or that he was in the area at the time — and Martha was acquitted on the grounds of insanity . |
| 14 | Blissett , the Brentford striker , was found not guilty by a jury which watched video recordings of an incident which put Torquay United defender John Uzzell in hospital . |
| 15 | Blissett was found not guilty of ‘ cynically and deliberately ’ thrusting his elbow into the face of Torquay 's John Uzzell , whose cheekbone was smashed during the match a year ago . |
| 16 | The four defendants — Mr Stainforth was found not guilty — were released on bail over the weekend until sentencing on the Monday . |
| 17 | I was found Not Guilty . |
| 18 | The young man was found not guilty of indecently assaulting the 16-year-old schoolgirl by the jury after a three-hour retirement . |
| 19 | He was found not guilty of the serious charge of seditious libel but guilty of the lesser misdemeanour of creating a public mischief . |
| 20 | In 1987 he was found not guilty over a full page article in the Sunday Express . |
| 21 | Notwithstanding the fact that Dirks was found not guilty , the tests laid down in the case are of great significance : a tipper 's liability is contingent upon the purpose of his action ; while a tippee 's liability is limited to those situations where he knows or ought reasonably to know of the insider 's breach of duty . |
| 22 | ( Do n't , of course , write about any fairly recent case in which the accused was found Not Guilty , however attractive your theories about it . ) |
| 23 | The crime of syphilis had made me ban sex from my mind for weeks ; now I was found not guilty half an hour with a textbook Conchis had given me to look at had convinced me his diagnosis was right — the libido rose strong . |
| 24 | At the Warwickshire Eyre of 1221 , one Reginald was found not guilty of the rape of Margery daughter of Aelfric ‘ because a long time before this he had her of her own free will , and again two years afterwards in the house of her father , and they say no cry was raised . ’ |
| 25 | Mukong , who had been held in detention during 1988-89 [ see p. 36611 ] , was found not guilty of subversion . |
| 26 | On Dec. 21 El Sayed Noseir was found not guilty of murdering Rabbi Meir Kahane in New York in November 1990 [ see p. 37872 ] . |
| 27 | Finally , on Feb. 14 one of the remaining individuals was found not guilty , and although the other four were convicted they received on Feb. 17 in each case only suspended prison sentences ranging from 12 to 18 months . |
| 28 | On appeal he was found not guilty because he was carrying out a normal procedure approved by the medical profession . |
| 29 | In Dalby [ 1982 ] 1 WLR 425 ( CA ) , the accused was found not guilty because the unlawful act , the supply of a dangerous drug , did not cause the victim 's death . |
| 30 | Gavin denied 10 charges of theft and three of deception , and he was found not guilty on these 13 charges . |