Example sentences of "be dead for several [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A doctor examined the body and decided that the man had been dead for several hours .
2 He 'd been dead for several hours .
3 They had been dead for several days when police were called in by neighbours in the millionaire 's district of Rancho Sante Fe , near San Diego , California .
4 They had all been dead for several days .
5 Today he has been dead for several years , and still I have n't told the story .
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