Example sentences of "was [vb pp] off for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In each building , one end was partitioned off for single girls , the other end for single men , and the middle section was for families . |
| 2 | I liked to find my own stories — and I was just beginning to place the best of them in national papers when I was whisked off for two years ' National Service . |
| 3 | The first time we went , Marie wore her bra and knickers , but she was told off for that , so she bought this real nice swimming costume . |
| 4 | He thought these were helpful plans — something positive to get to grips with the habit and see an end to cash shortages in the housekeeping as money was siphoned off for another packet ; no more sandpaper taste in the mouth ; no clothes reeking of stale tobacco and an end to the shakes . |
| 5 | The Yard said the area around the police station was sealed off for half an hour while the package was examined . |
| 6 | The centre of Milton Keynes was sealed off for several hours after a coded telephone message warned of a bomb in the town 's main shopping centre . |
| 7 | On the second morning , the innings was finished off for 265 , only for England to collapse dismally . |
| 8 | The kick-off was put off for 15 minutes because there were long queues outside . |
| 9 | THE FA have suspended Middlesbrough full back Jimmy Phillips for three matches after he was sent off for violent conduct in an off-the-ball incident against Southend last Saturday . |
| 10 | Midfielder Willie Falconer is lined up to deputise for Phillips , who was sent off for violent conduct against Southend United . |
| 11 | Rovers Defender , Dave Higgins punched the ball out ; he was sent off for deliberate hand ball as Jim Magilton slammed home United 's second . |