Example sentences of "was send [adv] for a " 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 Then Gannon struck in the 81st minute and added the third with a penalty after Exeter 's Kevin Miller was sent off for a second bookable offence in the 89th minute .
3 Alan McDonald was sent off for a second bookable offence as Queens Park Rangers lost 2–1 to Tottenham .
4 But a shot from Ripley levelled the scores and , after United defender Penney was sent off for a professional foul , Payton , a £750,000 signing from Hull , scored from the resulting free-kick .
5 Hereford were further rocked in the 52nd minute when player-coach Greg Downs was sent off for a professional foul on striker Mickey Spencer .
6 Newcastle striker David Kelly was sent off for a foul on Michele Menolascina and the fracas broke out .
7 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 .
8 It came as no surprise when he was sent off for a vicious headbutt to the hapless Hudd .
9 They had taken an early lead with four points from Damien Short but when Oliver Lennon was sent off for a high challenge they were plunged into temporary disarray .
10 Even when Dave MacDonald was sent off for a second bookable offence the blues were incapable of taking the advantage .
11 Thistle played it rough — sweeper Ray Farningham joined two other booked players , and in the 83rd minute was sent off for a professional foul on Nicholas .
12 Thistle played it rough — sweeper Ray Farningham joined two other booked players , and in the 83rd minute was sent off for a professional foul on Nicholas .
13 Middlesbrough fans feared the worst when central defender Nicky Mohan was sent off for a second bookable offence .
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