Under the influence of his father, an amateur photographer, he started taking photographs in 1927.

It was only the influence of Lucy's father that had kept him in his job.

Under the influence of his father, Peter began to play accordion.

Christopher did not play down the influence of his father.

"And Carl is very much under the influence of his father?"

This musical bent was due to the influence and encouragement of her father.

I guess the influence of my father also had a great deal to do with my going in the ministry.

He did not achieve great success in the Navy despite the influence of his father.

There followed, however, a rather better time for him morally, when he came under the direct influence of his father.

He had a strong religious interest from an early age, probably under the influence of his devout father.