Example sentences of "' imprisonment [prep] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jampa Ngodrup : a 46-year-old medical doctor in Lhasa , capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China , he was sentenced on 24 December 1990 to 13 years ' imprisonment on charges of spying . |
| 2 | Harry Tisch , the former chair of the East German Free German Trade Union Federation ( FDGB ) , was sentenced on June 6 by a Berlin court to 18 months ' imprisonment on charges of misappropriation of union funds for personal benefit . |
| 3 | On May 20 Joseph Bendouga , leader of the opposition Democratic Movement for Renewal and Evolution in Central Africa ( MDREC ) , was sentenced to six months ' imprisonment on charges of sending an " insulting and offensive " open letter to President André Kolingba . |
| 4 | Joaquín Hernández Galicia , 69 , who for 25 years was the president of the Union of Oil Workers of the Mexican Republic ( STPRM ) , was on Sept. 10 sentenced to 35 years ' imprisonment on charges of murder and illegal possession of arms . |
| 5 | The UK government lodged a strong protest on Sept. 2 after a UK national , Martin Wainwright , was sentenced on Aug. 31 to 10 years ' imprisonment on charges of illegally entering Iraq from Turkey . |
| 6 | Mohamed Abbad was sentenced to 15 years ' imprisonment on charges including conspiracy to overthrow the government and possessing leaflets aimed at disturbing internal security . |
| 7 | A clear disparity exists between the guideline in England and Wales of 20-plus years ' imprisonment and the practice in Northern Ireland of about 13 years ' imprisonment before murderers of soldiers and policemen are released . |