"acquire" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The college acquired the house in 1949 and used it for faculty housing.
- A new owner acquired the house in 1959 and restored it.
- The Langston family acquired the house around the turn of the 20th century.
- Though they acquired the house together, the friends agreed to split ownership down the west wall of the central hall.
- In due course the Longueville family acquired the house through marriage.
- The city acquired the house in 2002 and plans to renovate it this spring.
- Their intention was to acquire the house and maintain it as a memorial site.
- The city, which acquired the house in 1976 when its owner failed to pay taxes, does not expect to make a killing, he added.
- Until then, the district had invested a great deal and acquired several private houses in the castle area.
- Nevertheless, the department is still acquiring houses and land from willing sellers.
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