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suitable prepositions or adverbial particles |
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We thank you ______ all that you
have done ______ us. |
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We thank you
for all that you have done
for us. |
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He was very specific ______ the
instructions. |
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I leaned ______ the wall and tried
to concentrate ______ the problem. |
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This boy is very clever ______
arithmetic. He has inherited this talent ______ his father. |
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He is annoyed _______ me. He says
that my failure is a great disappointment _______ him. |
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She was delighted _______ the
present I gave her ______ her birthday last week. |
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Are you satisfied ______ this, or
would you like to ask _______ some more ? |
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The misunderstanding ______ them is
getting serious. They are feeling more and more hostile ______
each other. |
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The convict escaped ______ prison,
but he was captured _______ the police within a few days. |
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Is she familiar ______ this type of
work ? If she isn't, we must find something she is more fit
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He took credit _______ everything
even though we had carried out all the preparations _______ the
occasion. |
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He inquired _______ our health and
congratulated Peter ______ his success _______ the examinations. |
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They were very keen _______ sports
and emphasized athletics as essential _______ education. |
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The little girl had once been badly
frightened ______ the neighbor's dog. Since then, she has been
very afraid ______ dogs. |
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He made the mistake ______ letting
it go free. ______ his dismay, he found that it was not fond
_______ him at all but flew _______ instead. |
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_______ the beginning, it was a
race _______ time. Not only was time running short, but the
people were also hostile _______ them. |
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He had no intention _______ coming
back. He had taken his suitcase packed _______ all his clothes.
His important papers were also missing _______ the drawer where
he usually kept them. |
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I am hopeful ______ my chances
_______ passing the examinations. I have been concentrating
______ my studies for many months; and if I fail, it won't be
because of the lack _______ hard work. |
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The contrast ________ the two
sisters is very great. Nancy is keen _______ music and
literature, while Susan is more interested _______ outdoor life
and games. Nancy's taste _______ clothes is also entirely
different _______ Susan's. |
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He was very specific
in the instructions. |
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I leaned
against the wall and tried to concentrate
on the problem. |
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This boy is very clever
at arithmetic. He has
inherited this talent from
his father. |
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He is annoyed
with me. He says that my failure is a great
disappointment to him. |
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She was delighted
with the present I gave her
for her birthday last week. |
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Are you satisfied
with this, or would you like
to ask for some more ? |
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The misunderstanding
between them is getting
serious. They are feeling more and more hostile
towards each other. |
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The convict escaped
from prison, but he was
captured by the police
within a few days. |
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Is she familiar
with this type of work ? If
she isn't, we must find something she is more fit
for. |
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He took credit
for everything even though
we had carried out all the preparations
for the occasion. |
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He inquired
after our health and congratulated Peter
on his success
in the examinations. |
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They were very keen
on sports and emphasized
athletics as essential to
education. |
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The little girl had once been badly
frightened by the neighbor's
dog. Since then, she has been very afraid
of dogs. |
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He made the mistake
of letting it go free.
To his dismay, he found that
it was not fond of him at
all but flew off instead. |
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In
the beginning, it was a race for
time. Not only was time running short, but the people were also
hostile towards them. |
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He had no intention
of coming back. He had taken
his suitcase packed with all
his clothes. His important papers were also missing
from the drawer where he
usually kept them. |
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I am hopeful
about my chances of
passing the examinations. I have been concentrating
on my studies for many
months; and if I fail, it won't be because of the lack
of hard work. |
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The contrast
between the two sisters is very great. Nancy is
keen on music and
literature, while Susan is more interested
in outdoor life and games. Nancy's taste
in clothes is also entirely
different from Susan's. |
