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PREPOSITIONS

at once in ink/in pencil
at pains Phrases with ‘For’: in love
at peace/war in a minute
at play for the better/the best in no time
at work for ever in order
at present for once in pain
at a profit for sale in particular
at sea for a walk, etc. in person
at sight in practice
at table in public
at the time Phrases with From: in return
at times in silence
from A to Z in short
Phrases with ‘By’: from bad to worse in tears
from the first in time
by accident from hood to bad in turn
by air from the heart in view of
by all means from now on
by any means from then on Phrases with ‘Off’:
by no means
by birth Phrases with ‘In’: off duty
by chance off one’s head
by cheque/credit card in action off the point
by day in addition off the record
by night in all off the road
by degrees in any case Phrases with ‘On’:
by design in any event
by far in brief on account of
by force in business on approval
by hand in case of on average
by heart in cash on behalf of
by land in the circumstances on board
by sea in comfort on business
by luck in comparison on condition
by marriage in conclusion on the contrary
by means of in control on credit
by mistake in danger on demand
by name in debt on display
by post in demand on duty
by right(s) in depth on fire
by stage(s) in detail on foot
by surprise in doubt on guard
by virtue of in the end on hand
by the way in fact on holiday
by way of in fashion on the hour
in general on the job
in full on a journey
in half on loan
in halves on no account
in a hurry on offer