Sentence examples for steal a pair from inspiring English sources

Another was caught trying to steal a pair of binoculars by an American adviser.

Mr. Edwards had fired a gun at a department store security officer after trying to steal a pair of shoes.

A mindless, momentary decision to steal a pair of Primark trainers could leave some offenders with no chance or wish to be part of society, predicts Joy Warmington of brap, a local equalities think-tank.

Well-off members of Parliament who fiddle with expenses get a slap on the wrist, but working-class teenagers who steal a pair of shoes during a free-for-all end up in prison for over a year.

Because of it, 9,000 offenders are serving life in prison, including many whose "third strike" was a nonserious, nonviolent offense — in one case, attempting to steal a pair of work gloves from a Home Depot.

Despite my plush surroundings, there is obviously still a bit of the student in me as I did steal a pair of the hotel slippers on the way out.

But it has also condemned people to life for stealing a pair of socks.

The Wembley gig was sold out but I stole a pair of tickets meant for Ricky Gervais.

The official said that Ms. Turyk-Wawrynowicz stole a pair of diamond earrings worth $95,000 that belonged to Ms. Hightower.

Early on, two bigger boys beat Toney, and while he was getting stitches, they stole a pair of his sneakers.

Perkinson tells of a black man sentenced to two years for stealing a pair of shoes and another sent away for five for snatching a bushel of corn.