1.   When she was thanking her family for all the help over the years, she started to choke up.

2.   Douglas, who has never won an Oscar for acting, thanked his family.

3.   Ford mentioned his late son Tom in thanking his family, his voice clutched by emotion.

4.   Foster thanked his family, supporters and President Clinton for standing by him.

5.   I want to thank the families for your patience and for your sacrifice.

6.   I thank my family and thank God for blessing me.

7.   Largent thanked his family, particularly his mother, who convinced him not to quit football as a sophomore in high school.

8.   She thanked her family.

9.   Police said Tuesday that the teen-ager left a note behind thanking his family for everything they did for him.

10.   After thanking his family, Santana brought his co-producer, Clive Davis, onstage to share the honor.