Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb past] [be] imprison for " in BNC.
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| 1 | José Primo Esono , an activist in the illegal opposition group the Progress party ( Partido del Progreso ) , who had been imprisoned for his part in a coup plot against the regime in 1988 [ see p. 36200 ] , was released in February 1990 . |
| 2 | Dai Qing , a journalist on the intellectual newspaper Guangming Ribao who had been imprisoned for 10 months after the 1989 crackdown , and Hou Xiaotian , wife of the imprisoned dissident Wang Juntao , were detained by police for four and two days respectively after being contacted by US embassy officials to arrange a meeting during the visit . |
| 3 | The freeing of the five communists was more than balanced by the simultaneous release of four army colonels and 12 other officers who had been imprisoned for participating in coup attempts against the Aquino government . |
| 4 | The agreement paved the way for the opening of talks on Jan. 11 , 1993 , and was followed by a goodwill gesture on Dec. 24 in which the armed forces released from military detention three generals and 40 other officers who had been imprisoned for involvement in coup attempts . |
| 5 | Shortly after his accession , he ordered the release of Catholics who had been imprisoned for refusing to go to church or for not taking oaths , and ordered the Exchequer to repay their fines . |
| 6 | On May 17 the King , acting on the advice of the new government , announced a general amnesty for Nepal 's political prisoners , the majority of whom had been imprisoned for violating a ban on political parties . |