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‘A grandfather may undergo a death.’

[⟨det grandfather.nundergo.v ⟨det death.n⟩]

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Since his father predeceased his grandfather, the 9th Earl of Albemarle, Keppel succeeded to the Earldom at the age of fourteen on the death of his paternal grandfather in 1979.
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At the death of his grandfather Louis XIV in 1715, his father was selected to be the Regent of the country for the five year old Louis XV.
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Theudoald’ “or” ’Theodald was the mayor of the palace, briefly unopposed in 714 until Ragenfrid was acclaimed in Neustria and Charles Martel in Austrasia by the nobles, after the death of his grandfather, Pepin of Heristal.
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He was first elected at a by – election in 1902, when his predecessor William Wentworth – FitzWilliam, 7th Earl FitzWilliam inherited a peerage on the death of his grandfather.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I haven’t posted much since the death of my grandfather about two months ago.
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She succeeded to the title of 2nd Baroness Geneville suo jure on 21 October 1314 upon the death of her grandfather, Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville.
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After the death of her grandfather, Henri Franois d ’Aguesseau, she became an heiress.
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I cried over the death of my grandfather.
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After the death of his grandfather, Muhammad, he saw his father having retreated to a passive role in the matters of the state during the period of the first three caliphs.
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At age 26, Donnelly published her first book: “Servus Opa, sagte ich leise”, a story of a small boy telling about the death of his grandfather.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Aside from the recent death of my grandfather, my family life is fairly okay.
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Sebastio, known in Portugal as “the Desired”, was the son of the Infante Dom John (son of John III of Portugal) and Joanna, daughter of the Emperor Charles V. His father died before he was born, and he became king at the age of three after the death of his grandfather in 1557.
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Instead, he flew to Los Angeles to be with his family following the death of his grandfather.
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His grandson, Robert, the fourth Baronet, succeeded at birth in May 1716, four months after the death of his grandfather.
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Upon the death of her grandfather in 1715, within one week, the “Parlement de Paris” confirmed her father “Rgent” for the five – year old king, Louis XV.
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However, the death of his beloved great grandfather brings him an inheritance that will enable him to pursue his dreams after all.
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With the sudden death of his grandfather, a grief – stricken Healy shut himself away, refusing to talk to anyone.
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His father, Francis Scott died with smallpox at the age of 29, just one year before the death of Henry’s grandfather, the 2nd Duke of Buccleuch.
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San Miguel resigned her title in September 2008, citing personal reasons including the death of her grandfather.
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Queried on 2013-05-22.