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humorPrepPInvarnonagreeing
modiffoil. by a
NP denoting a person's profession, position, post
fixed WO a person who will soon become (a professional in the named field), begin (practicing the named profession), receive (the named rank or title) etc
on the verge of becoming a
NPa step away (one step) from becoming a
NPa budding
NPa practically fully qualified
NPwithin inches (an inch) of becoming a
NP. На сцене хозяин дома Пётр Полуорлов, его сын Федя...
Валерик, бывший однокашник Полуорлова, а теперь без пяти минут доктор наук (Рощин 2). Present are the man of the house, Pyotr Eaglov