be one of the family
Example Sentences
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"You needn't call her Miss Godden, ma," said Albert, "she's going to be one of the family."
From Joanna Godden by Kaye-Smith, Sheila
"Yes; but I shall not be one of the family," Jeanne said.
From In the Reign of Terror by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
"I'd rather be one of the family these days."
From The S. W. F. Club by Jacobs, Caroline E. (Caroline Elliott Hoogs)
But how came Bernhard to be one of the family?
From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav
I wish you to be one of the family, Miss Melville; to visit and go to public places with Mrs. Phillips.
From Mr. Hogarth's Will by Spence, Catherine Helen
