Example sentences of "accused of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1990 a police officer accused of distributing copies of a patriotic song to high-school students was sentenced to 13 years ' imprisonment by a military court . |
| 2 | He was accused of calling for the violent overthrow of the monarchy . |
| 3 | He was accused of distributing leaflets for an outlawed Palestinian organization , the PLFP , which he denies . |
| 4 | Nijazi Beqa and his co-defendants were accused of having joined an illegal organization , of having distributed ‘ hostile propaganda materials ’ and of organizing petitions of a ‘ hostile ’ nature to officials in and outside Yugoslavia . |
| 5 | Since 1973 , in Columbus , Georgia , a death sentence has been sought for 43.8 per cent of those accused of killing a white female and only 2.6 per cent of those accused of killing a black female . |
| 6 | Since 1973 , in Columbus , Georgia , a death sentence has been sought for 43.8 per cent of those accused of killing a white female and only 2.6 per cent of those accused of killing a black female . |
| 7 | Once accused of capital murder , the defendant will almost certainly have a problem finding an attorney . |
| 8 | He was accused of involvement in one of two failed military coups in Morocco which had attempted to overthrow King Hassan II . |
| 9 | In the South , protestant loyalists are accused of subverting the wishes of the majority in the island by not consenting to a united Ireland . |
| 10 | Naturally , apart from the accusation of hypocrisy and of letting Britain solve its marriage problems , the government ends up being accused of allowing divorce for the wealthy and none for the poor , as the cost of going to and staying in Britain and paying for the legal procedures is beyond the pockets of the majority . |
| 11 | When we are not being accused of ignoring the vernacular pub tradition with the abomination of café-bars and so on we stand accused of creating ‘ pastiches ’ when we get involved with restorations — no matter how conscientiously researched a project . |
| 12 | When we are not being accused of ignoring the vernacular pub tradition with the abomination of café-bars and so on we stand accused of creating ‘ pastiches ’ when we get involved with restorations — no matter how conscientiously researched a project . |
| 13 | If you 've got some new material on him that you want to share with us , I 'm more than happy to arrange another lecture for you later in the term , but frankly , as you 've apparently given the same lecture on him for the past ten years , I can hardly be accused of interfering with academic freedom , can I ? ’ |
| 14 | Petipa was often accused of doing this , the best example being the dances by characters from other fairy tales who come to Aurora 's wedding ( The Sleeping Beauty . ) |
| 15 | In the spring a story appeared in The Observer under the headline ‘ Power-drill rock climbers accused of vandalism ’ , of how a minority were threatening the relationship between landowners and climbers as a whole . |
| 16 | The Ahlbergs have been accused of not facing up to the harsh realities of life , of being too cosy and sweet , but their latest picture book , Bye Bye Baby , published today , breaks the mould . |
| 17 | A man has been accused of murdering his wife — 10 years after her body was found in the Grand Union Canal at Berkhamsted , Hertfordshire . |
| 18 | HORACE NOTICE , a former British and Commonwealth heavyweight boxing champion , was one of four men remanded in custody last night for a week accused of rioting at an acid house party . |
| 19 | They are accused of nationalism but they would be , would n't they ? |
| 20 | As for ‘ le piston ’ , it is true that three senators have been accused of fraud , bribery and tax evasion in the past three years , but they have all been cleared of these charges by other senators . |
| 21 | SPECIAL interpreters assisted yesterday at the opening of a unique trial at Cardiff Crown Court , where a deaf man was accused of murdering a deaf woman who had speech difficulties . |
| 22 | He is accused of making a false statement prior to entering the US , which carries a sentence of up to five years in jail . |
| 23 | Why are more than one-third of those charged accused of public order offences ? |
| 24 | A police search is under way for a businessman accused of attempting to export a military camera to the Soviet Union after he failed to appear for committal proceedings at Rugby Magistrates Court . |
| 25 | Speelman with the white pieces has often been accused of having a rather wimpish opening repertoire , and on this occasion he gained nothing from the advantage of the first move . |
| 26 | THE brother-in-law of James Guerin , the US industrialist accused of defrauding Ferranti of more than £150m , pleaded guilty in US court yesterday to two counts of bribery in America 's WedTech defence scandal . |
| 27 | The Chief of the Combined Staff , Lieutenant-Colonel Armando Palacios Gondola and the head of the Navy , Jose Sanchez , were also among those accused of participating in the rebellion . |
| 28 | On CNN 's chat show , Morley was accused of peddling ‘ garbage ’ , of ‘ disgraceful journalism ’ and worse . |
| 29 | Mr Edmond and 10 others are accused of running an extended ‘ crew ’ of drug dealers who controlled up to 40 per cent of the city 's cocaine trade . |
| 30 | The father of the man accused of the M50 murder told a jury yesterday he advised his son to use the motorway on the day that pregnant housewife Marie Wilks vanished . |