Example sentences of "had been away for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To make matters worse , the two men had been ordered to Germany to attend a conference , and had been away for eight days . |
| 2 | The Orynthia had been away for eight months ; and only one member of the returning crew , we may not be surprised to hear , decided to risk a voyage in her again — George Groves , the boy apprentice . |
| 3 | Trotter had been away for two weeks . |
| 4 | He had been away for some hours . |
| 5 | She , it turned out , was away , and had been away for some weeks , touring the clubs in the North . |