Example sentences of "were away [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The you said , that you were away for six years . |
| 2 | You were away for all of it ? |
| 3 | The two older girls had already begun boarding school , so were away for most of the time , and Charles was only three and easily amused by the nanny . |
| 4 | There had been the occasional martial bishops , of course , ever since Odo of Bayeux came across with the Conqueror , not least perhaps because of the knightly or aristocratic houses from which some prelates came , but also because the bishop was often the sole or wealthiest magnate present to defend an exposed region when so many others were away on continental engagements . |
| 5 | So many young men , who in the Nicaraguan context are an important component not only of the student population but also of popular teachers and literacy workers , were away on military service . |
| 6 | Cos I was in the army we had good food and were away from all the bombing . |