surviving son

collocation in English

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surviving
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səˈvaɪ.vɪŋ/us
/sɚˈvaɪ.vɪŋ/
continuing to live ...
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son
noun[C]
uk
/sʌn/us
/sʌn/
your ...
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Thesurvivingson, who has never married, moved back to live with them four years ago.
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Only one woman with nosurvivingsondid not want additional children, in contrast to 32 who wished to have more.
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Most of the older men (85 %) and women (92 %) had at least onesurvivingsonand at least one surviving daughter.
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Thesurvivingsonhad severe head injuries.
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She bore him his onlysurvivingson.
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The couple had two daughters and onesurvivingson.
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He had onesurvivingson, from his first wife.
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He was their the third, but secondsurvivingson.
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He was the secondsurvivingsonof twelve children.
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He died estranged from his wife andsurvivingsonin 1849.
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One of nine children, he was his parents' eldestsurvivingson.
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He had nosurvivingson, although there were two small daughters.
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They had at least onesurvivingson(of whom more below).
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He was the third child of eight and the eldestsurvivingson.
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He was the second of five children and the eldestsurvivingson.
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They were a mismatched couple and had only onesurvivingson.
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A state funeral was offered but was refused by hersurvivingson.
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She has onesurvivingson, nine daughters, 38 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren.
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Furthermore, it does not apply strictly to the solesurvivingsonbut also to all surviving sons.
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On behalf of an allegedsurvivingson, his divorced wife set up a fraudulent claim (as his widow), which failed.
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If the eldestsurvivingsonis not the firstborn son, he is not entitled to the double portion.
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With nosurvivingson, he died of the black pox at age 33 after a reign of 6 years.
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It may very well be that the executors do not know them, and that the only person who knows what happened between father and son is thesurvivingson.
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The marriage provoked a rebellion by thelwulf's eldestsurvivingson, thelbald, probably because he feared displacement by a higher born half brother.
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When it was discovered that he was the solesurvivingsonof a soldier who had died in service, he was relieved from the draft.
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