Example sentences of "[noun prp] had been away [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She spoke as if Ruth had been away on holiday and must therefore have abounding strength and energy . |
| 2 | Mandru had been away on business for much of the time since Lucien had arrived , so performances had been few . |
| 3 | The only certainty was that it was not Brian , for Brian had been away during that crucial week of Tina 's cycle , doing an electrical job in Aberdeen . |
| 4 | Trotter had been away for two weeks . |
| 5 | 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 . |