bookable

• “The good news is, these rooms are bookable at the same rates as the existing rooms.”

  The Guardian: Hotel review | The Hoxton, London

• “It was a second bookable offence but whether there was intent or indeed whether he touched him much is open to debate.”

  The Guardian: Barcelona v Real Madrid – as it happened | Rob Bagchi

• “The Championship side were reduced to 10 men when the midfielder Stephen Pearson was shown red for his second bookable offence after Matthew Tubbs's 73rd‑minute strike proved to be decisive.”

  The Guardian: Matthew Tubbs sends Crawley Town sailing to Hull City in FA Cup

• “Should the 21-year-old accept the FA charge he will automatically serve a four-match suspension having already been dismissed once this season, for two bookable offences in the Premier League draw at Liverpool in November.”

  The Guardian: Mario Balotelli's FA charge leaves Manchester City with striker crisis

• “When Gareth Barry was sent off in the 73rd minute after a second bookable offence, for fouling Liverpool's Daniel Agger, the side reacted almost at once.”

  The Guardian: Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool | Premier League match report

• “But Chelsea rallied and, having got back into the game through Meireles's close-range volley, they took full advantage of City being reduced to 10 men through Gaël Clichy's 58th-minute sending-off, for two bookable offences.”

  The Guardian: André Villas-Boas says Chelsea back in hunt by beating Manchester City

• “Nigel Adkins's Saints were 2-0 up inside 17 minutes but Lee Frecklington was sent off for a second bookable offence 10 minutes before the break.”

  The Guardian: Billy Sharp of Doncaster Rovers pays tribute to his infant son

• “Luciano Becchio and Max Gradel had cancelled out Jason Shackell's early opener but Matthew Hill equalised for Barnsley early in the second half and Leeds had Bradley Johnson sent off on 52 minutes for a second bookable offence.”

  The Guardian: Aaron Ramsey strikes to help Cardiff end Leicester's unbeaten run

• “Atkinson's failure to send off Chelsea's David Luiz for a glaring second bookable offence and the dismissal of Arsenal's Robin van Persie for going through with a shot after the whistle had blown for offside were too grievous to dismiss with platitudes.”

  The Guardian: Hardline defence of referees is a symptom of failure | Paul Hayward

• “The late goal from Youssouf Mulumbu, which brought West Bromwich an unlikely win after Paul Scharner had been sent off just past the hour for a second bookable offence, afforded Hodgson the luxury of being able to look ahead to next season with three games still to go.”

  The Guardian: West Bromwich Albion win over Aston Villa ensures top‑flight status

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