Example sentences of "prison for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could be monotonous work for an aspiring and impatient young painter and Thomas Girtin ( 1775–1802 ) for one rebelled against the repetitive work , with the result that his master Edward Dayes had him put in prison for breaking the terms of his indentures . |
| 2 | Businessman Racch-Paul Bedi wanted the BT chairman and two top executives sent to prison for breaking a court order . |
| 3 | Forbes , too , ended up in prison for swindling the government over supplies to hospitals . |
| 4 | BRAZIL : Darly Alves da Silva , the man convicted and sentenced to 19 years in prison for ordering the murder of Brazilian trade unionist and environmental leader Chico Mendes , had his conviction annulled by the Justice Tribunal in Acra on 28 February . |
| 5 | Yahweh Ben Yahweh , the founder of the Miami-based Nation of Yahweh — a large black religious sect and multi-faceted business empire — was sentenced on Sept. 4 to 18 years in prison for ordering the murder of 14 " white devils " and wayward disciples ; Yahweh and six followers had been convicted in May of federal conspiracy charges . |
| 6 | The gipsies , instead of being sent to prison for stealing a pony , were only fined for stealing potatoes and oats . |
| 7 | One of its Knesset members is in prison for stealing from its own coffers , another has been charged with cooking the books and Mr Deri himself has been under police investigation for suspected financial irregularities for more than two years . |
| 8 | Then Monks said that he had all Oliver 's money safely now , but how funny it would be if the boy went to prison for stealing , after his father 's unfair will . ’ |
| 9 | You only go to prison for stealing and things like that . ’ |
| 10 | In America a journalist was sent to prison for refusing to disclose information which could have revealed the innocence of a person on trial , but prison would not normally be an option in a civil case . |
| 11 | All Crown lands were resumed by the king , and in 1664 Chidley landed in prison for refusing to swear the oath of allegiance and supremacy . |
| 12 | Is he aware that among women serving life sentences in Bullwood Hall women 's prison for murdering their husbands there are several whose lack of command of English meant that they were not aware that there was anywhere that they could run to , that some women who had tried to run away from extreme brutality were dragged back by their families , and that some were terrified of leaving their children with a brutal partner , and that therefore they had to wait until they could do something about it and were driven to commit murder ? |
| 13 | SEOUL ( AP ) — The Rev Moon Ik Hwan , 71 , who made an unauthorised trip to North Korea in March to discuss reunification , was sentenced to 10 years in prison for aiding an enemy power . |
| 14 | CHINA will today release on parole Xu Wenli , a leading dissident who has spent 12 years in prison for taking part in the Democracy Wall movement , human rights campaigner John Kamm said . |
| 15 | Some forty were arrested , refused bail by a puzzled magistrate and sent to spend Christmas in prison for drawing attention to their preference for peace and goodwill rather than nuclear threats towards men . |
| 16 | ‘ They sent me to prison for trying to free my country . |
| 17 | He sentenced her to nine months in prison for supplying LSD and a concurrent six months for possessing amphetamines |
| 18 | A court on Oct. 13 , 1989 , sentenced the six members of a Lebanese assassination team to up to eight years in prison for smuggling arms , including Sam-7 missiles , into the island . |
| 19 | Darli Alves da Silva , a rancher in his early 50s , and his son were sentenced to 19 years in prison for ambushing Mr Mendes at his home in a remote village near Rio Branco . |
| 20 | Carl Jacobson faces up to 10 years in prison for relaying bribery money to the US navy official responsible for awarding lucrative contracts to WedTech , a New York contractor , and United Chemcon , a Lancaster , Pennsylvania company associated with Mr Guerin 's International Signal and Control Corp . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh , I know a few Romanies have been sent to prison for poaching — but so have a great many gorgios . |
| 22 | ‘ Well Miss , ’ Barney stuttered , ‘ the last I heard , Nigger was in a naval prison for beating up an officer . |
| 23 | There had been disaffection among the Welsh in the universities for more than eighteen months now , and many a wandering musician had been thrown into prison for stirring up sedition with his tribal songs , and more than one had been put to death . |
| 24 | Ami Popper , 22 , was on March 17 sentenced to a hitherto unheard of seven life terms in prison for shooting dead seven Palestinian labourers at Rishon Le Zion in May 1990 [ see p. 37443 ] . |
| 25 | Feeling hampered , Stephen managed to plow on with a story about a Yale graduate who was in prison for fighting the Vietnam draft . |
| 26 | He was cleared of attempted murder and assault but sentenced to a year in prison for possessing a gun illegally . |
| 27 | A mugger might go to prison for lifting a few pounds from his victim — and so he should . |
| 28 | Hagen Blau , a diplomat , was sentenced on Nov. 15 , 1990 , to six years in prison for spying for East Germany since 1960 . |
| 29 | And as she left court with cheering supporters , Kiranjit Ahluwalia vowed to campaign for other wives in prison for killing their violent husbands . |
| 30 | ‘ Do you go to prison for killing people ? ’ |