Sentence examples for a bookable offence from inspiring English sources

Is that a bookable offence?

He tried to argue with me and apologise, but I told him in English that it was a bookable offence.

Shea Salinas donned a fan's fake curls leaving the referee stuttering in his wake, uncertain as to whether his celebration was a bookable offence.

Instead of tackling the situation the authorities exacerbated it, bringing back the exchange of jerseys and repealing the law that made it a bookable offence for players to remove their shirts when celebrating a goal.

The referee decides whether the matter was a sending-off, a bookable offence, or neither.

Early in the second half, Tottenham's Pat van den Hauwe was cautioned by Holbrook for getting tangled with Arsenal's David Rocastle, in spite Rocastle indicating that the player used an elbow – a bookable offence.

Justin Edinburgh then got himself sent off in injury-time for a second bookable offence, a horrendous lunge at Kevin Harper.

But, speaking of Jack Robinson's dismissal for a second bookable offence – a foul on Ryan Fraser on the flank – in the 58th minute, he added: "The boy's stumbled.

Ivan Ivanov was sent off for a second bookable offence – a fate which later befell Ajax's Hakim Ziyech – before Mubarak Wakaso was shown a red card for violent conduct in added time.

France did begin well against a Uruguay team of limited ambition, who finished with 10 men following the dismissal of the substitute Nicolás Lodeiro for a second bookable offence, an ugly lunge at Bacary Sagna.

But when Wallace headed in from a corner after 63 minutes and Tamas was sent off for a second bookable offence for a foul on Bunn, Huddersfield appeared to be in control.