Example sentences of "[been] shown the [adj] card " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hermann Neuberger , the chairman of the International Football Federation World Cup organising committee , said players who had been shown the yellow card once during qualifying games would not have to carry it over to the finals . |
| 2 | Hermann Neuberger , the chairman of the International Football Federation World Cup organising committee , said players who had been shown the yellow card once during qualifying games would not have to carry it over to the finals . |
| 3 | ‘ He had been shown the yellow card and the referee had had a word with him and although he did n't like being substituted , I did it for his own good . |
| 4 | But he said that the amnesty would not cover players who had been shown the red card and sent off for serious offences during qualifying games . |
| 5 | But he said that the amnesty would not cover players who had been shown the red card and sent off for serious offences during qualifying games . |