Example sentences of "[Wh pn] be [verb] for [num] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Federal authority is vested in a President who is elected by the 14-member federal legislature , the National Congress , which is composed of 10 senators elected for two-year terms , and four at-large senators ( one from each state ) who are elected for four years . |
| 2 | Although originally the Roman calendar began in the spring on 1 March ( as reflected in our names for the months September to December ) , the consuls , who were elected for one year , in 153 BC began to take office on 1 January . |
| 3 | An Edinburgh man who 's fought for eight years to overturn a conviction for armed robbery says he 's prepared to go the European Court of Human Rights . |
| 4 | The headmaster of a private school for boys , who was jailed for twelve years for sex offences against eight of his pupils , has failed in his challenge against the convictions . |
| 5 | Tilghman , who was jailed for five years , fined £3,250 , reduced to the ranks and dismissed the service , is now serving his jail term in America . |
| 6 | But the officers ' dedication led to the conviction of Carl Dodds , of Blackfell , Washington , who was jailed for six years at Durham Crown Court last December for robbery . |
| 7 | Mrs Lock , of Formby , Merseyside , said the driver , who was jailed for two years , served eight months . |
| 8 | Martin Houston from South Link in Andersontown who was jailed for seven years last October for a horrendous catalogue of crimes against young boys will be eligible for home leave in just six months time . |
| 9 | I am writing to you about the case of Im Su-Kyong , who was arrested for ten years for attending a peace march from North Korea to South Korea . |