Example sentences of "be gone for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had decided that I had to face up to the fact that John might not come back or he might be gone for a long time and that when he did come back we might not love one another . |
| 2 | Did you say to her , I 'm going out to re I 'm going out and I may be gone for a long time . |
| 3 | It seems to be gone for a long time . |
| 4 | He had been gone for a long time . |
| 5 | ‘ You sound as if I 'd been gone for a few hours and forgot to leave you a note . ’ |