Example sentences of "off for a [noun] 's [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coventry City .. 3 Grimsby Town ... 0 ( Coventry win 4-3 on agg ) GRIMSBY played for 87 minutes of this Littlewoods Cup tie with 10 men , and their prospects of defending the two-goal lead they brought to Highfield Road disappeared with Tony Rees , who was sent off for a coward 's foul on Greg Downs . |
| 2 | ‘ The Bamford Hunt always gathers in the Market Square on Boxing Day and after downing a glass or two of something sustaining , moves off for a day 's sport , watched by the local populace . |
| 3 | On the Saturday before our departure our group was sent off for a day 's grape picking at Puyloubier , the rest home for injured and retired former legionnaires , in the foothills of Provence , about two hours ' drive from Aubagne . |
| 4 | Ski survey could n't resist , and sent Tessa Coker off for a day 's coaching with Developments at Profiles Ski Centre . |
| 5 | Corporal Ryan , the Irish Corporal , went off for a week 's leave in Marseilles and , for an unknown reason , killed himself with a hunting rifle in a hotel in the Old port . |
| 6 | Southend 's players flew off for a week 's break in Spain after a 2-1 win at Halifax which put them five points clear at the top of the Fourth Division . |
| 7 | SCARBOROUGH manager Ray McHale completed two key close season signings before jetting off for a week 's break in Greece yesterday . |