alphabetical listing of the most common prepositional
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Alphabetical listing of the most common prepositional phrases in the English language.After a fashionAgainst the lawAlong the lineList of Prepositional Phrases ATAt (a) high speedAt (the) risk (of)At / by one’s sideAt / for a fraction ofAt / from the outsetAt / in the endAt / on sightAt / on the doubleAt a / one timeAt a disadvantageAt a discountAt a distanceAt a glanceAt a guessAt a loose andAt a lossAt a low ebbAt a moment’s noticeAt a priceAt a rate ofAt a speed ofAt a standstillAt all costsAt all eventsAt an advantageAt any costAt any rateAt breakfastAt ease (with)At face valueAt faultAt full strengthAt handAt heartAt home (with)At issueAt large
At leastAt lengthAt libertyAt mostAt nightAt noonAt odds withAt onceAt one’s bestAt one’s discretionAt one’s disposalAt one’s leisureAt one’s requestAt peace / war (with)At playAt presentAt randomAt seaAt the / in front ofAt the age ofAt the beginningAt the expense ofAt the foot ofAt the hands ofAt the height ofAt the latestAt the mercy ofAt the peak ofAt the same timeAt the thought ofAt the time ofAt the top ofAt this junctureAt timesAt war withat work Behind the scenes
List of Prepositional Phrases BY
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By (any) chanceBy / under the name ofBy / with luckBy accidentBy air /sea /landBy all accountsBy all meansBy any standardBy appointmentBy birthBy checkBy coincidenceBy courtesy ofBy definitionBy degreesBy designBy dint ofBy farBy forceBy hand
By heartBy lawBy marriageBy means ofBy mistakeBy my watchBy natureBy no meansBy oneselfBy order ofBy process ofBy professionBy reason ofBy requestBy rightsBy sightBy surpriseBy the side ofBy virtue ofBy way of
List of Prepositional Phrases FOR For / in a good causeFor / to the benefit (of)For a (good) reasonFor a changeFor certain / sureFor fear ofFor goodFor grantedFor hireFor lack ofFor lifeFor loveFor my / your, etc. PartFor realFor the good ofFor the sake ofFor want ofFrom experienceFrom memory
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List of Prepositional Phrases INIn (no) timeIn / at the forefront ofIn / on demandIn / out of focusIn / out of one’s elementIn / out of prisonIn / out of seasonIn / out of stockIn / out of touch (with)In / out of useIn / with difficultyIn / within sight (of)In a deep sleepIn a flashIn a heapIn a hurryIn a messIn a pileIn a senseIn a temperIn abeyanceIn abundanceIn accordance withIn actionIn addition toIn advanceIn agonyIn agreement withIn aid ofIn all likelihoodIn an instantIn an uproarIn answer toIn anticipation ofIn arrearsIn awe ofIn blossomIn briefIn bulkIn cashIn characterIn charge ofIn code
In collaboration withIn combination withIn comfortIn command ofIn commonIn comparison withIn compensation forIn conclusionIn confidenceIn confinementIn confusionIn conjunction withIn connection withIn consequence ofIn contact withIn contrast with / toIn control ofIn convoyIn custodyIn dangerIn debtIn declineIn defense ofIn detailIn disgraceIn disguiseIn disorderIn disputeIn distressIn doubtIn due courseIn duplicateIn earnestIn effectIn errorIn essenceIn excess ofIn exchange forIn existenceIn factIn fairness toIn favor ofIn fear of
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In flamesIn flowerIn fullIn futureIn gearIn generalIn good / bad conditionIn good faithIn handIn harmony (with)In hasteIn hidingIn high spiritsIn honor ofIn horror (of)In ink / pencilIn isolationIn its infancyIn jeopardyIn keeping withIn laborIn league withIn lengthIn line withIn love withIn memory ofIn mid-airIn mindIn moderationIn mourning (for)In nameIn officeIn one’s absence / presenceIn one’s spare timeIn operationIn opposition toIn originIn other wordsIn painIn parliamentIn particularIn personIn piecesIn place of
In possession ofIn povertyIn practiceIn preference toIn preparation forIn principleIn privateIn progressIn proportion to / withIn publicIn pursuit ofIn quantityIn questionIn realityIn recognition ofIn relation toIn reply toIn reserveIn residenceIn respect ofIn response toIn retrospectIn returnIn revenge forIn reverseIn ruinsIn safetyIn sb’s interestIn sb’s opinionIn search ofIn secretIn self-defenseIn settlement ofIn shortIn silenceIn small changeIn store forIn successionIn support ofIn suspenseIn sympathy withIn tearsIn terms ofIn terror
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In the absence ofIn the aftermathIn the balanceIn the case ofIn the course ofIn the distanceIn the event ofIn the extremeIn the eyes ofIn the fleshIn the form ofIn the habit ofIn the interests ofIn the leadIn the light ofIn the long runIn the makingIn the meantimeIn the midst ofIn the mood forIn the name ofIn the nightIn the openIn the process ofIn the rightIn the seclusion ofIn the shadeIn the space of
In the wake ofIn the way ofIn the wrongIn theoryIn time forIn times ofIn townIn troubleIn tune withIn turmoilIn turnIn two mindsIn twos / threes / tensIn uniformIn unisonIn vainIn view ofIn vogueIn words
Of the opinionOff / on dutyOff schoolOff dutyOff their rockerOff their meds
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List of Prepositional Phrases ONOn (the) watch (for)On / behind scheduleOn / off the recordOn / off the roadOn / under oathOn / under pain ofOn /of the airOn /off balanceOn a dietOn a journey / trip / cruiseOn a large / small scaleOn a pensionOn a regular basisOn a spreeOn account ofOn an expeditionOn an islandOn approvalOn averageOn bailOn behalf ofOn boardOn businessOn condition thatOn creditOn displayOn edgeOn endOn fileOn fireOn footOn good termsOn guardOn handOn horsebackOn impulseOn leaveOn loanOn no accountOn occasionOn one’s (own) termsOn one’s ownOn one’s own initiative
On orderOn paperOn paradeOn patrolOn principleOn purposeOn reflectionOn remandOn saleOn second thoughtsOn showOn strikeOn suspicion ofOn the agendaOn the assumptionOn the brink ofOn the dotOn the edge ofOn the eve ofOn the grounds ofOn the horizonOn the hourOn the increaseOn the jobOn the moveOn the off-chanceOn the outskirtsOn the part ofOn the phoneOn the point ofOn the runOn the strength ofOn the stroke ofOn the tip ofOn the top ofOn the understanding thatOn the verge ofOn the way toOn timeOn tiptoeOn trialOn vacation
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List of Prepositional Phrases OUTOut of / in fashionOut of / in printOut of / in stepOut of breathOut of contextOut of controlOut of curiosity / jealousy / love /hatredOut of dateOut of doorsOut of dutyOut of handOut of ideas
Out of one’s mindOut of orderOut of pityOut of placeOut of practiceOut of reachOut of respect forOut of sightOut of spiteOut of stockOut of the ordinaryOut of the questionOut of work
Through no fault ofList of Prepositional Phrases TOTo / on the contraryTo an extentTo dateTo excessTo one’s astonishmentTo one’s creditTo one’s dismayTo sb’s face
To the / this dayTo the accompaniment ofTo the best ofTo the detriment ofTo the exclusion ofTo the fullTo the satisfaction of
List of Prepositional Phrases UNDERUnder / in the circumstancesUnder ageUnder arrestUnder considerationUnder constructionUnder cover ofUnder discussionUnder lock and keyUnder one’s protectionUnder ordersUnder pressure
Under regulationsUnder repairUnder strainUnder stressUnder suspicionUnder the command ofUnder the impression thatUnder the influence (of)Under the misapprehensionUnder treatment
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List of Prepositional Phrases WITHWith / in reference toWith / without successWith a view toWith an eye toWith regard toWith regretWith respect toWith the aid ofWith the compliments ofWith the exception ofWith the help ofWith the intention ofList of Prepositional Phrases WITHINWithin / out of earshotWithin / without reasonWithin graspWithin limitsWithin one’s budgetWithin one’s powerWithin one’s rightsWithin reach (of)Within siteWithin walking / striking distanceList of Prepositional Phrases WITHOUTWithout (a) doubtWithout a breakWithout a hitchWithout delayWithout exceptionWithout failWithout foundationWithout precedentWithout questionWithout respiteWithout warning
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