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List of at a distance at sea

at a glance at the / in front of

Preposition at
at
a guess
a loose and
at
at
the age of
the beginning

al Phrases? at
at
a loss
a low ebb
at
at
the expense of
the foot of
at a moment’s notice at the hands of
at a price at the height of
If a list of prepositional at a rate of at the latest
phrases is what you at a speed of at the mercy of
are looking for... then at a standstill at the peak of
look no further. Below at all costs at the same time
is an alphabetical at all events at the thought of
listing of the most at an advantage at the time of
common prepositional at any cost at the top of
phrases in the English at any rate at this juncture
language. In fact, the at breakfast at times
list below probably at ease (with) at war with
represents one of the at face value at work
most complete you'll at fault
ever find or need. at full strength
at hand behind the scenes
after a fashion at heart
against the law at home (with) List of
along the line at issue
at large
Prepositional
at least Phrases BY
List of at length
at liberty by (any) chance
Prepositional by / under the name
at most
Phrases AT at night of
at noon by / with luck
at (a) high speed by accident
at odds with
at (the) risk (of) by air /sea /land
at once
at / by one’s side by all accounts
at one’s best
at / for a fraction of by all means
at one’s discretion
at / from the outset by any standard
at one’s disposal
at / in the end by appointment
at one’s leisure
at / on sight by birth
at one’s request
at / on the double by check
at peace / war (with)
at a / one time by coincidence
at play
at a disadvantage by courtesy of
at present
at a discount by definition
at random
by degrees for life in advance
by design for love in agony
by dint of for my / your, etc. in agreement with
by far part in aid of
by force for real in all likelihood
by hand for the good of in an instant
by heart for the sake of in an uproar
by law for want of in answer to
by marriage from experience in anticipation of
by means of from memory in arrears
by mistake in awe of
by my watch in blossom
by nature List of in brief
by no means in bulk
by oneself
Prepositional in cash
by order of Phrases IN in character
by process of in charge of
by profession in (no) time in code
by reason of in / at the forefront of in collaboration with
by request in / on demand in combination with
by rights in / out of focus in comfort
by sight in / out of one’s in command of
by surprise element in common
by the side of in / out of prison in comparison with
by virtue of in / out of season in compensation for
by way of in / out of stock in conclusion
in / out of touch (with) in confidence
in / out of use in confinement
in / with difficulty
List of in confusion
in / within sight (of) in conjunction with
Prepositional in a deep sleep in connection with
Phrases FOR in a flash in consequence of
in a heap in contact with
for / in a good cause in a hurry in contrast with / to
for / to the benefit (of) in a mess in control of
for a (good) reason in a pile in convoy
for a change in a sense in custody
for certain / sure in a temper in danger
for fear of in abeyance in debt
for good in abundance in decline
for granted in accordance with in defense of
for hire in action in detail
for lack of in addition to in disgrace
in disguise in memory of in revenge for
in disorder in mid-air in reverse
in dispute in mind in ruins
in distress in moderation in safety
in doubt in mourning (for) in sb’s interest
in due course in name in sb’s opinion
in duplicate in office in search of
in earnest in one’s absence / in secret
in effect presence in self-defense
in error in one’s spare time in settlement of
in essence in operation in short
in excess of in opposition to in silence
in exchange for in origin in small change
in existence in other words in store for
in fact in pain in succession
in fairness to in Parliament in support of
in favor of in particular in suspense
in fear of in person in sympathy with
in flames in pieces in tears
in flower in place of in terms of
in full in possession of in terror
in future in poverty in the absence of
in gear in practice in the aftermath
in general in preference to in the balance
in good / bad condition in preparation for in the case of
in good faith in principle in the course of
in hand in private in the distance
in harmony (with) in progress in the event of
in haste in proportion to / with in the extreme
in hiding in public in the eyes of
in high spirits in pursuit of in the flesh
in honor of in quantity in the form of
in horror (of) in question in the habit of
in ink / pencil in reality in the interests of
in isolation in recognition of in the lead
in its infancy in relation to in the light of
in jeopardy in reply to in the long run
in keeping with in reserve in the making
in labor in residence in the meantime
in league with in respect of in the midst of
in length in response to in the mood for
in line with in retrospect in the name of
in love with in return in the night
in the open on / behind schedule on one’s own initiative
in the process of on / off the record on order
in the right on / off the road on paper
in the seclusion of on / under oath on parade
in the shade on / under pain of on patrol
in the space of on /of the air on principle
in the wake of on /off balance on purpose
in the way of on a diet on reflection
in the wrong on a journey / trip / on remand
in theory cruise on sale
in time for on a large / small on second thoughts
in times of scale on show
in town on a pension on strike
in trouble on a regular basis on suspicion of
in tune with on a spree on the agenda
in turmoil on account of on the assumption
in turn on an expedition on the brink of
in two minds on an island on the dot
in twos / threes / tens on approval on the edge of
in uniform on average on the eve of
in unison on bail on the grounds of
in vain on behalf of on the horizon
in view of on board on the hour
in vogue on business on the increase
in words on condition that on the job
on credit on the move
on display on the off-chance
on edge on the outskirts
on end on the part of
of the opinion on file on the phone
off / on duty on fire on the point of
off school on foot on the run
off duty on good terms on the strength of
off their rocker on guard on the stroke of
off their meds on hand on the tip of
on horseback on the top of
on impulse on the understanding
List of on leave that
on loan on the verge of
Prepositional on no account on the way to
Phrases ON on occasion on time
on one’s (own) terms on tiptoe
on (the) watch (for) on one’s own on trial
on vacation under the impression
to / on the contrary that
to an extent under the influence
List of to date (of)
to excess under the
Prepositional to one’s astonishment misapprehension
Phrases OUT to one’s credit under treatment
to one’s dismay
out of / in fashion to sb’s face
out of / in print to the / this day List of
out of / in step to the accompaniment
out of breath of
Prepositional
out of context to the best of Phrases WITH
out of control to the detriment of
out of curiosity / to the exclusion of with / in reference to
jealousy / love /hatred to the full with / without success
out of date to the satisfaction of with a view to
out of doors with an eye to
out of duty with regard to
out of hand with regret
List of
out of ideas with respect to
out of one’s mind Prepositional with the aid of
out of order Phrases UNDER with the compliments
out of pity of
out of place under / in the with the exception of
out of practice circumstances with the help of
out of reach under age with the intention of
out of respect for under arrest
out of sight under consideration
out of spite under construction List of
out of stock under cover of
out of the ordinary under discussion
Prepositional
out of the question under lock and key Phrases WITHIN
out of work under one’s protection
under orders within / out of earshot
under pressure within / without reason
through no fault of under regulations within grasp
under repair within limits
under strain within one’s budget
within one’s power
List of under stress
under suspicion within one’s rights
Prepositional under the command of within reach (of)
Phrases TO within site
within walking / 7. a language (when
striking distance 2. a family name in the word ‘language’
the singular: Mr is not used):
White
List of Is Greek difficult to
Prepositional [But in the plural: learn? [BUT: Is the
Phrases the Whites OR: the Greek language
White family] difficult to learn?]
WITHOUT
without (a) doubt 3. a mountain, lake 8. a street, a square,
without a break [in the singular]: Mt a park:
without a hitch Olympus, Lake
without delay Michigan Maple street,
without exception Freedom Square,
without fail [But in the plural: Central Park
without foundation the Alps, the
without precedent Rockies, the Great 9. Most magazines,
without question Lakes, etc.] periodicals:
without respite
without warning 4. an island National Geographic,
Learning [singular]: They Newsweek, Car and
went to Tahiti. Driver [BUT: The
English Economist]
Grammar - [But in the plural:
Definite Article The Philippines, the 10. a bridge, station,
Canaries, the airport:
'THE' Falklands, etc.]
Mackinaw Bridge,
1. 'The' is omitted 5. a meal: breakfast, Kings Cross Station,
before the following: lunch, dinner Heathrow Airport

a city, a country, [in I never miss dinner. 11. airlines,


the singular] a companies:
continent: Detroit, 6. a color, game:
France, Europe British Airways,
[But in the plural: Green is my favorite Swiss Air, Sony, Ford
The Netherlands] color. Football is my
Exceptions: the favorite game. 12. illnesses,
United Kingdom, The diseases: diabetes,
Hague
cancer, hepatitis, by car, bus, taxi,
etc. train, etc. I like coffee. [NOT:
[BUT: in his car, in a …the coffee.]
[But we say: (the) taxi, on the bus, on
flu, (the) measles, a bike] Good health is
(the) mumps] important. [NOT:
18. the word work The good health…]
13. a bank, store, meaning ‘place of
theater, hotel or work’: Bananas are good for
restaurant when it is you. [NOT: The
in the genitive She’s still at work bananas…]
and won't be home
(the apostrophe for some time. The IS USED before
before the 's' is the following:
sometimes omitted): 19. percentages,
[McDonald’s, fractions: 1. a hotel, movie
Woolworth’s, theater, theater,
Harrod’s] Ten per cent of the gallery, museum:
population don't
14. a planet: Venus, have internet access. the Mirage (hotel),
Jupiter, etc. One half of the the Harbor (theater).
flights were canceled the Multiplex
15. a title: Doctor due to bad weather. (cinema), the Van
Smith, Professor Gogh Museum
Todd, President 20. a noun +
Bush, Captain Cook number: 2. a river, sea,
ocean, gulf, desert:
16. heaven, hell, Your train leaves
paradise: from track 3. I’m the Nile (River), the
staying in room 333. Red Sea, the Pacific
I can assure you that (Ocean), the Sahara
heaven and hell are (Desert), the Gulf of
real and do exist. Mexico
NOTE 1
17. means of 3. a ship, canal:
transport with the Don’t use ‘the’
word ‘by’ before before uncountable the Titanic, the Suez
them: nouns, abstract Canal
nouns, or plurals in
general statements.
4. objects considered The computer is a an hourly wage, an
to be unique: valuable office tool. heirloom, an egg
OR: A computer is …
the Parthenon, the OR: Computers are 3. It is used in
Pyramids … expressions like the
following:
5. some
organizations:
NOTE 2 30 miles an hour, 90
cents a pint, twice a
the UN (The United day, $1.00 a gallon
Nations) [But if an 'The' is optional:
abbreviation is 4. Would you like a
pronounced as a i) with seasons. drink?
word, then there is
no article] UNICEF He is leaving in (the) I’ll have a coffee,
(United Nations summer. please.
International
Children’s Fund) ii) with the word TV.
NATO (North Atlantic The indefinite article
Treaty Organization) I watched a movie is generally NOT
on (the) TV. USED before
6. plural nationalities uncountable or
ending in 'sh', 'ch' or abstract nouns:
'ese': Learning
the English, the
English anarchy fun
French, the Japanese Grammar - assistance
[But ‘the’ is optional Indefinite lightning
with plural behavior
nationality names Articles a/an luck
ending in 's': (the) chaos
Germans, (the) 1. 'a' is used before permission
Greeks, etc. a consonant sound: confusion
progress
7. a singular a university student, damage
countable noun to a one-horse sleigh propaganda
refer to all things of evidence
that type in general: 2. 'an' is used before scenery
a vowel sound: excitement
thunder
first aid
work (= one’s job) 5. Can you tell me 15. The diabetes can
etc. what happiness be very dangerous.
means to you?
16. Everyone says
6. They’re wealthy he is honest man.
Did you give him enough to be staying
permission to leave? at Ritz Hotel. 17. I used to work
out at a gym twice
Learning 7. She’ll be arriving the week.
at the Kennedy
English Airport. 18. Do you have an
Grammar evidence to support
8. You must see your claims?
Exercises Colosseum while in
Rome. 19. Microwave oven
** Learning is handy to have in
English 9. How much does the home.
Grammar... gallon of gas cost?
ARTICLES 20. Approximately
10. The Himalayas the twenty per cent
PRACTICE
are spectacular. of the crops were
destroyed by the
Correct where
11. Your son has unseasonable
necessary -- remove
made a very good weather.
or add the right
progress.
article.

1. The Greek islands


12. What’s showing ** Learning
at Beck’s Movie English
are beautiful in the
Theater?
summer. Grammar...
13. The ancient ARTICLES
2. Did you visit Van
Greek and the Latin ANSWERS
Gogh Museum?
are referred to as
dead languages.
3. I always go to
1. The Greek island
work by my car.
14. There was an are beautiful in the
interesting article in summer.
4. The fish you
The Washington Post
bought wasn’t fresh.
today.
the
2. Did you visit ^ 13. Ancient Greek
Van Gogh Museum? and Latin are
referred to as dead
in OR: by car languages.
3. I always go to
work by my car. 14. There was an
interesting article in
4. The fish you The Washington Post
bought wasn’t fresh. today.

5. Can you tell me 15. Diabetes can be


what happiness very dangerous.
means to you?
an
6. They’re wealthy 16. Everyone says
enough to be staying he is ^ honest man.
at ^ Ritz Hotel.
a
7. She’ll be arriving 17. I used to work
at the Kennedy out at a gym twice
Airport. the week.
the
8. You must see ^ 18. Do you have
Colosseum while in evidence to support
Rome. your claims?
a A
9. How much does ^ 19. ^ Microwave
gallon of gas cost? oven is handy to
have in the home.
10. The Himalayas
are spectacular. 20. Approximately
twenty per cent of
11. Your son has the crops were
made a very good destroyed by
progress. unseasonable
weather.
12. What’s showing
at Beck’s Movie
Theater?

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