Example sentences of "off for [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | ‘ He was sent off for thumping me , then I broke his jaw . ’ |
| 2 | I got told off for calling it Pakistan . |
| 3 | Well , I mean , really what he does is , apart from being a puppy and chewing things , you ca n't tell him off for doing it , because if you do then that 's when he shows , you know , his teeth come back and really he makes you frightened . |
| 4 | So it 's unusual and I get told off for giving you a choice but what do you think ? |
| 5 | Then he was sent off for charging him . |
| 6 | Mummy told him off for saying it when I was there . |