Example sentences of "been sent home [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman has been sent home to her father in disgrace . |
| 2 | Besides these photographs were Pedro 's polo helmet , which now had a map of the Malvinas stamped on the front ( which Angel always wore in matches ) , and a jar of earth he 'd dug up from the Islands on the day he 'd been sent home as a prisoner of war . |
| 3 | Who would ever say : ‘ Boy suspended by Head , Top Prof. slams system ’ , when what they mean is that a pupil has been sent home by his headmaster and some well-known professor does n't think that is a good idea ? |
| 4 | Sorry , I should explain to the committee that I was informed that the secretary who normally does the minutes for the half past one was sick , and had , she 'd been sent home by her doctor at lunch time , so I came back from lunch and had to come straight into committee , and I do apologize if I have missed bits of paper or whatever , I 've gathered up everything I could , but that might well be one of the things that I 've left behind . |
| 5 | John van Loon had been sent home from work for wearing a kaftan and he laughed about it . |
| 6 | One problem during the tour had centred on the young fast bowler Roy Gilchrist , who had been sent home from India for disciplinary reasons ; after the tour , opinion was divided as to whether his misdemeanours should mean the end of his Test career or whether he should be helped back into the fold by someone such as Worrell , whom he worshipped . |
| 7 | If only he had not caught nits and been sent home from school , fallen in the beck , lost his shoes , been attacked by Rosie or injured his hand just because he was too cowardly to follow Buddie 's instructions . |
| 8 | Two of the seven survivors have been sent home from Guy 's , the Tories ' flagship opt-out hospital . |
| 9 | On each occasion he 's been sent home from hospital because there were no beds available in intensive care . |