Prepositional phrases:
According to
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According to Sarah they’re not getting on very well at the moment.
According to Ella, it was the first time they had met.
At all
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I’m afraid I have nothing at all to say.
We have no food at all.
At first
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At first, I thought he was joking but then I realized he meant it.
At last
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I’ve finished my essay at last!
At least
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You’ll have to wait at least an hour.
It will cost at least 100 pounds.
At once
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You have to call him at once.
Everything happened at once – she graduated, got a job, and got married, all in June!
At present
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“Are you busy?” “Not at present.”
At the same time
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No one likes conflict, but at the same time we have to deal with this problem.
Because of
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The flight was delayed because of bad weather.
By accident
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I deleted the file by accident.
I found her letter by accident as I was looking through my files.
By hand
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All our rugs are made by hand in Pakistan.
By mistake
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I’ve paid this bill twice by mistake.
By name
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Due to
We knew only one of them by name.
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He almost died due to lack of oxygen.
Be fond of something/someone
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She was very fond of horses.
In advance
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If you are going to come, please let me know in advance.
In fact
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She is a friend of mine, a very close friend in fact.
In front of
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I would never say that in front of my mother.
In ink
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You must write your name in ink.
In love
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I’m in love for the first time and it’s wonderful.
In pencil
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Four years of art school, I can still only draw in pencil.
In order
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All your papers seem to be in order.
In order to
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He came home early in order to see the kids before they went to bed.
In the end
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In the end, we decided not to buy it.
In time
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We got to the airport just in time.
In two
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He broke the bar of chocolate in two and gave me half.
On board
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Have the passengers got on board yet?
On business
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John was away on business.
On fire
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On foot
He couldn’t breathe. His chest was on fire.
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We came on foot (=we walked)
On holiday
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I’m afraid Mr Walsh is away on holiday this week.
On purpose
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He did it on purpose, knowing it would annoy her.
On request
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Catalogues are available on request.
On sale
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This model goes on sale this month.
On time
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The train was on time.
Out of date
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out-of-date technology
Out of order
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The phone is out of order.
Out of work
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unemployed
Up to
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Up to six people
Up to date