Example sentences of "for any offence " in BNC.

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1 But the rigour of the criminal law is relaxed in her favour by the provision of the same Act that , on a charge against her for any offence , other than treason or murder , it is a good defence to prove that the offence was committed in the presence of and under the coercion of her husband .
2 If the vehicle is driven by an employee who is not to be summonsed for any offence , a statement should be requested as he should be dealt with as a witness .
3 The CPS said yesterday : ‘ Having carefully considered all the available evidence the Director of Public Prosecutions has therefore concluded that there is insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of a conviction against any individual for any offence . ’
4 I am very sorry for any offence that has been caused .
5 The Institution regrets any misunderstanding which may have arisen from the article and apologises for any offence or inconvenience caused to G.L. Watson and Company and Mr J Allen McLachlan .
6 The Pensions Act which became law in August 1908 granted a pension of between 1s. and 5s. per week to those over the age of seventy with incomes of between £21 and £31 10s. p.a. , provided that they had not been imprisoned for any offence , including drunkenness , during the ten years preceding their claim , were not aliens or wives of aliens , and could satisfy the pension authority that they had not been guilty of ‘ habitual failure to work according to his ability , opportunity or need , for his own maintenance and that of his legal relatives ’ .
7 ( f ) Section 32(2) ( b ) , dealing with the search of anyone arrested for any offence , arrestable or otherwise , allows the police to enter and search the premises where the suspect was at the time of his arrest or immediately before for evidence relating to the offence for which he was arrested .
8 If the latter , can it be for any offence or only for a serious one , and is the offence in the problem sufficiently serious ?
9 concern , which I share , for any offence caused to the followers of the Islam religion , strongly protests against the sentence of death passed by religious leaders in Iran ?
10 I apologise for any offence given but there has been another death , though one which may resolve the mysteries which have plagued us . ’
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