Sentence examples of "been absent" in English

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She has been absent since last Wednesday. Sie ist seit vorigen Mittwoch abwesend.
She's been absent from school for five days. Sie war seit fünf Tagen nicht mehr in der Schule.
Do you know why he has been absent from school? Weißt du, warum er nicht in der Schule war?
Have you ever been absent at work? Hast du je auf der Arbeit gefehlt?
Is anyone absent today? Fehlt heute irgendwer?
I had been working for two hours when I suddenly felt sick. Ich hatte zwei Stunden lang gearbeitet, als ich mich plötzlich krank fühlte.
I wonder why he was absent. Ich frage mich, warum er nicht da war.
I've just been mugged. Ich wurde gerade überfallen.
She was absent on the ground of illness. Sie fehlte wegen Krankheit.
If it had not been for your help, I should have drowned. Ohne deine Hilfe wäre ich ertrunken.
He was absent from school yesterday. Er ist gestern nicht zur Schule gekommen.
This is what I have been looking for. Danach habe ich gesucht.
Two pupils are absent today. Zwei Schüler fehlen heute.
I have been watching you. Ich habe dich beobachtet.
At least thirty students were absent. Mindestens dreißig Studenten waren abwesend.
Would you have asked me this question if I had been a man? Hätten Sie mir diese Frage gestellt, wenn ich ein Mann wäre?
I was absent from school because I was sick. Ich war nicht in der Schule, weil ich krank war.
Tom has been avoiding Mary all day. Tom ist Mary schon den ganzen Tag aus dem Weg gegangen.
Tom is absent. Tom ist nicht da.
I've been looking for them for more than one hour. Ich habe sie über eine Stunde lang gesucht.
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