Example sentences of "packed off to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | She looked after some children in their last year before they were packed off to boarding school . |
2 | When young Thomas Carter returned from his duties about 10.00 , he was given bread and cheese for his lunch , and was Packed off to school with his brother . |
3 | She was packed off to bed by midnight but Mrs Burrows often worked patiently on till the early hours of the morning . |
4 | ‘ This time an X-ray revealed the damage and I was packed off to hospital for surgery . ’ |
5 | At last he was packed off to sub-division : held for questioning . |