Example sentences of "off for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | THE FA have suspended Middlesbrough full back Jimmy Phillips for three matches after he was sent off for violent conduct in an off-the-ball incident against Southend last Saturday . |
| 32 | Midfielder Willie Falconer is lined up to deputise for Phillips , who was sent off for violent conduct against Southend United . |
| 33 | The match turned ugly in the dying minutes when two-goal Tosh of Arbroath and Fife goalkeeper Charles were sent off for violent conduct . |
| 34 | He joined a roll of dishonour which includes Paul Stewart , sent off for violent conduct against Apollon Limassol in Cyprus , and Bruce Grobbelaar , shown a red card in the second round first leg in Moscow . |
| 35 | The day 's individual performance came striker Gary MacDonald , who scored all four of his side 's goals in their 4–1 home win Blue Mark Outterside gave Blue Star the lead after six minutes , but the visitors then had Micky Robinson sent off for dangerous play . |
| 36 | In each building , one end was partitioned off for single girls , the other end for single men , and the middle section was for families . |
| 37 | Time off for public duties . |
| 38 | IT 'S been a long time since Sister Jacques-Marie took her clothes off for public viewing . |
| 39 | The only man capable of stopping his flow of boundaries was Dickie Bird , who took the players off for bad light for quarter of an hour at 5.30 . |
| 40 | It is hard to convey to those who do not remember the abysmal depths of post-war British catering what a heady sensation it was to be invited to strike a blow for improvement — or to strike a restaurant off for bad cooking , uncleanliness or lack of attention . |
| 41 | the number of consumers cut off for non-payment rose to 21.286 in 1991/92 — an increase of 177% from the previous year . |
| 42 | I told her that my ability as a golfer had secured me a good job at a finance company and a certain amount of time off for local competitions . |
| 43 | ROUND four of the Foundry bouldering league was very poorly attended , falling on the exact day when the masses headed off for sunny France . |
| 44 | Does the authority have a sympathetic approach to those who require additional time off for domestic reasons ? |
| 45 | ‘ She was going off for short stays at the Home , and then every weekend to give me a break . |
| 46 | Anyway when the time came to , to , to stop off for short time everybody had had their turn except the union president and myself and he came to me this foreman and he said er , now John I do n't want you to think what happened between me and you will make any difference about being sent back for . |
| 47 | Others went off for extended periods as migrant ( dekasegi ) workers or severed their ties with the land altogether . |
| 48 | In the few authorities where waste goes to modern landfills and methane is piped off for positive use , there is some energy payback , but there must be more incentive to separate the 40 per cent of the domestic waste that is vegetable-derived , and recycle it as compost . |
| 49 | WORK in the community is paying off for dedicated staff at Corporation Road Baptist Church in Darlington . |
| 50 | Rovers Defender , Dave Higgins punched the ball out ; he was sent off for deliberate hand ball as Jim Magilton slammed home United 's second . |
| 51 | Leaving Colonel Doughty-Wylie in charge of the Legation , he set off for Dire Dawa by caravan on 4 May and arrived in England on 15 June . |
| 52 | These devices can be set by you to switch lights on and off for determined periods while you are away from home . |
| 53 | The bus took off for downtown Jo'burg , followed by our small convoy of about three cars , though in the ensuing hour , every reporter in FI was shuttling back and forth between the drivers ' hotel and the circuit , where the angry bosses and the choleric Jean-Marie Balestre , president of FISA , met in angry conclave . |
| 54 | The committees therefore discriminate in favour of candidates under the age of 35 at the expense of those who have taken longer to reach senior registrar level because they have had to start again after moving from another country , were older when they entered medical school , or have had time off for sick leave or maternity leave . |