The sentence had been wrongly translated.

这个句子翻译错了。

《牛津词典》

The sentence of the court was twelve years' hard labour.

法庭的判决是十二年苦役。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The court granted him leave to appeal against the sentence.

法庭准许他对判决提出上诉。

《牛津词典》

Only once did he look up. He had just written the sentence: "The arms,artillery and public property will be given over to the Union army."

VOA: special.2009.12.24

Student: The beauty of the language and symmetry, the sentence structure, the word choice: I guess going away from the theme, more of just the language.

语言的优美和对称，句子结构，选用的词：,我想除开主题，我更喜欢它的语言。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

You say, "This happened" and then the second part of the sentence after "so ~ that" will explain why it happened.

你说，“现在是这样的情况”，然后将另一部分内容放在“so ~ that”后，来解释这种情况发生的原因。

so that 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

It's funny you raised that. (Laughter.) I love the structure of the sentence.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

"It was a diabolic act and the sentence reflects the crime he committed, " she said.

BBC: Santosh Maruti Mane in Pune, 25 Jan

The sentence was later reduced to 12 months and suspended by the Court of Appeal.

BBC: SAS sniper Danny Nightingale to face retrial