Example sentences of "had been away on " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been Away on a Course when she first joined , and when she met him it was — as far as she was concerned — hate at first sight . |
| 2 | Sunday was always the same in the Lewis home — now that it really was the Lewis home ; for the first ten years of Jo 's life her mother had been away making films and her father had been away on business so much that the main house had been a ghost dwelling ; the Chippendale and Sheraton furniture was draped in dust sheets . |
| 3 | She spoke as if Ruth had been away on holiday and must therefore have abounding strength and energy . |
| 4 | The latter , a cashier with the company , immediately protested his innocence and said that he had been away on holiday at the time . |
| 5 | But I was anxious to see Mr Rochester , who had been away on business , so I ran out of the quiet house to meet him on the road . |
| 6 | Mandru had been away on business for much of the time since Lucien had arrived , so performances had been few . |
| 7 | She had been away on a little holiday in Spain and knew nothing . |