Example sentences of "was [adv] jail for [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A MAN who reaped revenge for an alleged stabbing four years ago was yesterday jailed for two years . |
| 2 | A MAN who pushed a broken bottle into someone 's face , causing a wound requiring up to 30 stitches , was yesterday jailed for 18 months . |
| 3 | A GIRL was yesterday jailed for five years for stabbing her teenage love rival to death . |
| 4 | THERE can not and should not be any sympathy for Michael Watson , the mugger who was yesterday jailed for five years even though it was a first offence . |
| 5 | A DRUNKEN driver who hit speeds of 100mph during a 35-mile police chase was yesterday jailed for five months . |
| 6 | A POLICEMAN was yesterday jailed for seven years for raping an 18-year-old woman in his marked patrol car while he was on duty and in uniform . |
| 7 | A HEARTLESS cheat who ripped off dozens of young screen hopefuls by charging £45 for bogus film auditions was yesterday jailed for 2.5 years . |
| 8 | FORMER Liverpool City Council trade unionist Tony Gavin , who stole welfare funds including death benefits , was yesterday jailed for three months . |
| 9 | A SCOTS Guard who scarred a man for life in a row over spilt beer was yesterday jailed for 12 months . |
| 10 | McGreavey , 30 , of Blackpool , Lancashire was yesterday jailed for 15 months for stealing £3,600 from a safe . |
| 11 | He drew the sword and stabbed his attacker , Martin Day , who was later jailed for 18 months . |
| 12 | Danielle Ellison , Pursuitte 's wife , was also jailed for 12 years . |
| 13 | BRITON Peter Heather was today jailed for 40 years in Bangkok for heroin smuggling . |
| 14 | Benjamin Moyo , a member of parliament and member of the ruling ZANU-PF party , was recently jailed for five years , with five accomplices , for trying to sell two rhino horns . |