Example sentences of "has been [verb] for six [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SIR — The fact that Steve Redfern has been trying for six years to resume playing rugby union after playing rugby league ( Daily Telegraph , April 2 ) shows that union is a more enjoyable game . |
| 2 | A man who tortured a cat in the cellar of his house has been jailed for six months . |
| 3 | A farmer has been jailed for six months for cruelty to his animals . |
| 4 | A HIT-AND-RUN driver who knocked down a Gaelic footballer and left him dying on a border road has been jailed for six months . |
| 5 | A DARLINGTON woman has been jailed for six months . |
| 6 | Former World Heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has been jailed for six years for raping a former beauty queen . |
| 7 | If for instance , an employee has been employed for six months or more , the governing body must give the LEA a written statement of the reasons for dismissal . |
| 8 | DUBLIN 'S Tommy Carr has been banned for six months following his sending off in the recent National League Football final against Donegal . |
| 9 | He has been banned for six months after being sent off in the Royal Liver League final replay against Donegal . |
| 10 | Phillip Thorpe , deputy chief executive of the Securities and Futures Authority , has been seconded for six months to assist Andrew Large , chairman of the Securities and Investments Board , in his review of the way the SIB carries out its regulatory responsibilities . |