preposition combinations Flashcards

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1
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The major cause …these accidents is drivers going too fast.

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of

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2
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The police asked her the reason …her visit.

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for

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3
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a cheque …£50

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for

a piece of printed paper that you can use instead of money to pay for things. The American word is check.

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4
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She repeated her demand … an urgent review of the system.

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for

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5
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the advantages … a good education

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of

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6
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There is an advantage … waiting until you’re 76 to be baptized

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in (doing)

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7
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Salaries will continue to rise … line with inflation.

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in

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8
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She showed me a picture … the house where she was born.

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of

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9
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UN leaders are working hard to find a peaceful solution …the conflict.

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to

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10
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One of the disadvantages …the job is the long hours I work.

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of

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11
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The government recognizes the need …immediate action.

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for

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12
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The club has been increasing … popularity.

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in

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13
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if you fall … behind or beside someone, you start walking behind or beside them

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in

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14
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a decrease …

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in

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15
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There has been a dramatic reduction … the birth rate.

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in

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16
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Do you have a photograph … your children?

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of

17
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The answer … your question is yes.

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to

18
Q

It took them a week to reply … my letter.

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to

19
Q

Shock is a natural reaction … such bad news.

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to

20
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Damage … the building could take six months to repair.

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to

21
Q

Nobody in the office had received an invitation … the party.

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to

22
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People here have a more relaxed attitude … their work.

Attitudes … the older members of the group will have to change.

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to(towards)

23
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There is a close relationship … poverty and crime.

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between

24
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I fail to see a connection … the two cases.

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between

25
Q

How to Write a Contract … Two Individuals

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between

26
Q

What’s the difference … these two computers?

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between

27
Q

Girl With a Pearl Earring - a novel … Tracy Chevalier

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by

28
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a painting … Picasso

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by

29
Q

Bent is a 1979 play … Martin Sherman.

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by

30
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We believed we were fighting … freedom and democracy.

The French had no desire to fight … the British.

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for

against

31
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Andy was coughing and struggling … breath.

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for/against

32
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a noun+to

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to