Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] off for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ZOOLOGIST Terry Walton stopped off for a few days in India in 1967 .
2 ROVERS had goalkeeper Paul Crichton sent off for a professional foul to complete a miserable afternoon .
3 Ultimately it was Nayim 's audacious away goal that ruled , but only in the closing minutes had the Londoners enjoyed a moment 's respite from the pumped-up Fourth Division team , who had Roy McDonough sent off for a reckless tackle near the end .
4 With Morris brought off for a deserved breather , Mark Burns took over the duty of penalty taker after 58 minutes , the award coming after a Nigel Allister stick chop , and it was 5–1 .
5 Derby were convincing 3–0 winners over Pisa , who also had Jose Antonio Chamot sent off for a professional foul on Ted McMinn .
6 He and Sybil took off for a few weeks ' holiday before going back to London .
7 Five players were booked , and Newry had David Coleman sent off for a bad challenge on Peebles .
8 Following two days ' rest Venables and Renshaw set off for a final attempt taking a more direct line , avoiding sections of 70 degree snow and ice by passages of rock and mixed climbing .
9 Apollon did n't help their cause when they had Marios Charalambous sent off for a second bookable offence a minute before the break .
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