Example sentences of "been in the family [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel went along on his own with a nice little pair of mother-of-pearl binoculars that had been in the family for generations . |
| 2 | Both sexes were clad in essentially masculine garments which looked as though they had been in the family for generations : waxed jackets , sensible shoes , chunky pullovers , indestructible tweeds and cords . |
| 3 | They were followed by the Kiplings when they retired from Clove Lodge , which had been in the family for generations . |
| 4 | If Laura dropped in conversation that a piece of furniture had been in the family for generations , who was to argue ? |
| 5 | The name 's been in the family for generations , too . ’ |
| 6 | I 've been in the family for generations , said the tray , so you can see that they 're not just a bunch of jumped-up farmers like so many around these days . |
| 7 | Mr Lear was the son of an ironmonger who owned a business in Horsemarket , Darlington , which had been in the family for generations . |
| 8 | The carpet has obviously been in the family for years , too , and the Rembrandt is unrestored and almost completely black . |
| 9 | It 's been in the family for years |