But friends and acquaintances began raising money.

I was still in the first year of research when friends and acquaintances began to ask if I was "still doing that book."

Our acquaintance had begun a little time after my arrival at the Hermitage, to which place he frequently came to see me.

My acquaintance, the interviewer, began to say hello to me, saw who I was with and ended with his mouth open.

A few close acquaintances of the sheriff had begun to arrive and take up residence ready for the morrow.

Some potential friends never get beyond being more than acquaintances to begin with.

It's a pity that the acquaintance should begin on so personal a basis.

Friends and acquaintances begin recalling how the couple met.

For viewers whose acquaintance with civil rights leaders begins with the 1960's, this program may be a revelation.

My own acquaintance with Germany began in those days.