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Mrs Jones had .... a trio/a treble/ triplets
triplets
Mrs Vine had had quarts/quads/a quartet the week before
quads
Twins often seem to hop/skip/jump a generation
skip
There's a story/geography/history of twoins in our family - on my father's tree/side/line
history/side
All the members of his football team are related by/to/on marriage
by
When my mum remarried my forefather/stepfather/great grandfather gave me a present
stepfather
My ancestors/ ancients/ antiques originated from a tribe of Red Indians
ancestors
Not many of my own blood/skin/heart relatives still live in this town
blood
My grand grand grand/ great grand grand/ great-great-great -grandfather fought at the battle o Waterloo
great-great-great
My brother-in-law inherited 5,000€ in his uncle's will/testament/wishes
will
I was left 50€ and a cat by a distant/ an unclear/ a long-distance relative.
I believe it was a double/second/far cousin
or perhaps it was a grand/great/large aunt
distant/second/great
Peter comes from a broken home; he has llived with a number of loan/foster/second-hand parents
foster
I'm going to have Sunday lunch with my outlaws/by-laws/in-laws
in-laws
Mary was from a single-parent family, now she's looked after by her keeper/warden/guardian
guardian
He said "Look, I know you're not my own flesh and blood/ blood and guts / skin and bones but let's be friends"
flesh and blood
My mum worked very long hours so I was practically grown up/ brought up/ taught up by my grandparents
brought up
