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But, after all, I had been pretty sick for almost two days.

Many times, the people are sick for a long time, or their financial situation changes.

The two of them would likely be very sick for the next few weeks.

If you ask me, your father had been sick for some time.

He has been off sick for the last six weeks and may never return to the job.

My wife was sick for the first couple of days.

He might make himself sick for weeks and bring the country down with him.

My husband was sick for a long time, you know.

He has been sick for a while, but is looking much better recently.

Then he was sick for several weeks and lost his job.