Example sentences of "maximum of [num] [noun] ' [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 | Moreover , the maximum penalty for the section 47 offence is five years ' imprisonment , with no apparent justification for the strange approach of making the penalty equivalent to the higher offence on the ‘ ladder ’ ( the section 20 offence ) , and the fault requirement equivalent to the lower offence on the ‘ ladder ’ ( common assault , with a maximum of six months ' imprisonment ) . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It is considered that an ideal land bank will vary between a minimum of three years ' and a maximum of five years ' stock . |
| 7 | From July , IBM will give departing employees a maximum of 26 weeks ' pay and as much as six months paid medical coverage . |
| 8 | For this offence and for the proposed suicide-pact offence , the Criminal Law Revision Committee ( CLRC ) recommended a maximum of seven years ' imprisonment . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Suicide pact killings are retained ( cl. 62 ) , not as manslaughter but as a separate offence , punishable with a maximum of seven years ' imprisonment . |
| 11 | For inexperienced pilots flying in light winds , a good general rule is to allow a maximum of 3 miles ' glide per 1,000 feet with nothing for the last 1,000 feet . |
| 12 | But the commission accepts that since the simple offence would cover deliberate foolishness which caused cost and inconvenience but which did not damage property or seek dishonest gain , the penalty should be modest and limited to a maximum of three months ' imprisonment . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |