Sentence examples for had been away from inspiring English sources

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have been away

having been away

i had been away for on busines

had been abroad

had been longer

"had been away" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to indicate that someone was not present in a particular place for a period of time. Example: I hadn't seen my old friend for years, but when we ran into each other in the park I realized he had been away studying abroad.

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That long, her mother had been away.

The New Yorker

He had been away too long.

The New York Times - Arts

He had been away for two months.

The New Yorker

I had been away for five years.

The New York Times

Fortunately, he had been away.

The Guardian

He had been away from his family and missed them.

The New Yorker

She worried that she had been away too long.

The New York Times

He had been away from work for three months.

Independent

She said she could hardly tell Henin had been away.

The New York Times - Sports

But I had been away too long from Palestine.

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had been anywhere

had beaten away

had been separately

had been nearby

had been apart

had been further

had worked away

had been remotely

had been overseas

had been far

had been later

had been ahead

had been somewhere

had cut away

had blown away

had passed away

had worn away

had gone away

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