Example sentences of "[pers pn] had been away for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had been away for the weekend and David Bowie is not the most domesticated person in the world . |
| 2 | Faith has to return to work ; she had been away for almost two and a half months , but Continental Airlines generously sent Tim to Kupang to see if he could help . |
| 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 had been away for some hours . |