Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] the same family " in BNC.
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| 1 | A prized garden which has been tended by the same family for sixty years has been wrecked by an out-of-control car . |
| 2 | The village has one general store , an antiques shop , a garage , two public houses and a post office which was opened in 1851 and has been run by the same family since that date . |
| 3 | A pub which has been run by the same family for more than a century has won an award for its traditional charm . |
| 4 | Strictly speaking , the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary was a new state , yet most of its components were ancient and had long been ruled by the same family . |
| 5 | She and Cati were born into the same family , went to the same school , heard the same sermons on Sundays and feast days , and often confessed to the same priest ; but Cati liked to cover herself in guilt , a kind of protective clothing that her elder sister had once inspected , tried on for size , and then discarded . |
| 6 | For 120 years the Bulls Head has been kept by the same family … this is landlord David Gane outside the pub around 1920 . |
| 7 | The Fiordaliso is an excellent value for money base in Bardolino , and is run by the same family as the popular Catullo , so you can be sure of a warm welcome . |