CAN a preposition be followed by a non-finite clause?
expectations of a recovery BEING underway
many of her colleagues CONVINCED of
for/of/etc + Noun + Noun Modifier participle phrase.
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A few examples in the OG13:imskpwr wrote:CAN a preposition be followed by a non-finite clause?
expectations of a recovery BEING underway
many of her colleagues CONVINCED of
for/of/etc + Noun + Noun Modifier participle phrase.
SC7: of miniature eyes called ommatidia
SC29: over a period beginning a few years before Susan's marriage
SC30: of a primate jawbone unearthed in Burma
SC32: of a ship moving smoothly
SC43: of hill tribes ensconced in the virtually inaccessible mountain valleys
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