Example sentences of "been away for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If anything , it has even more justified my decision to leave Coventry where I was manager and join Chelsea — I certainly could not have been away for a month if I 'd stayed at Highfield Road . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been away for a day or two ; I lost me father . ’ |
| 3 | And er if it 's more convenient , if you 've got er a lengthy inquiry , call into any tax office , the nearest one , I 've even called into tax offices when we 've been away for a weekend , just to pick up brochures and things like that . |
| 4 | We 've been away for a long time . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , my husband 's been away for a while . |
| 6 | ‘ After all , you 've been away for a long time , and you know the old saying — ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Only that you could n't help the police very much because you 'd been away for a couple of days , ’ said Melissa . |
| 8 | ‘ Because Shiva , his father , who 'd been away for a long time , found him in the wife 's bedroom on his return and assumed that he was her toyboy . |
| 9 | I 've been away for a week and I had about 70 messgaes to read . |
| 10 | The city has changed so much that anyone who has been away for a couple of years could be forgiven for thinking that he arrived in a time machine , not an airliner . |
| 11 | No , cos I 've been away for a couple of days . |