His father had acquired them at great expense, but sold them to the British government for much less.

By the time the present owner's father acquired it in the 1960's, the tall hat, some of the hair and the mustache were gone.

The person to whom I addressed my scruples asked me where your father had acquired his property?

His father was poor, but later acquired some wealth.

My father acquires them, but they mean nothing to him.

My father acquired the knowledge just before he died.

But by the time he was 20 my father had acquired a British accent.

So I slept in the room which had been mine as a very small child before my father had acquired the house next door.

At the same time George's father was acquiring brownstone furnished room houses.

My father has been acquiring them for years.