Example sentences of "[been] away for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " You 've been away for ages , " she says . |
| 2 | It seems as though we have been away for years . |
| 3 | After his visits to London his wife was waiting to welcome him as if he had been away for weeks , and she was always dutiful in bed . |
| 4 | Nevertheless they smiled and waved at him as he came in and Deuce , at the tape recorder , came over , arms open , as if he had been away for weeks . |
| 5 | He noticed that when local church leaders had been away for Bible School training , they ceased to tell stories in their preaching . |