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frrldwide statisticsprovethat the prepositionis the trickiestpart of speechin English.

iswhywe havechosento particularly focuson it in thisbook.Giventhesimilarmeaning
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sometimes makingthe rightchoiceis not that
In mostcasesit isa matterof memory,though.Therefore,the morepractice,
the better.

Uhich preposition?
L t think he'sa genuinelynice guy ...... it all.
At the meeting they discussed,...... other things, recent eventsin the capital.
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{- The work is now ...... completion.
:|' Sheenjoyedfeelingthe warm sand ...... her feet.
G It'ait until the lights change...... green.
,u- The cigarettetrade acrossthe border continues ...... the fact that it is illegal.
l" It"oy children are still ...... risk from neglector abuse.
Mv uncle was more sympathetic...... me than my parents.
I could hear voicesin the courtyard ...... my window.
The factoryhasbeenhere ...... the 1970s.
This room is 15 metres...... 23 metres.
The benchcollapsed...... the weight of so many people.
$e looked anxiously ... ... the line of fences.
lll meetyou ...... the theatreat 7 otlock.
I donl think he had it ...... him to be a killer.
lras ...... midnight when the party ended.
{Iber studentsjoined in the protest and ...... long there was a crowd of.200or so.
li$ --.... my principlesto borrow money.
Dres involvedin politics ...... his life.
[hryt the key on a chain ...... my neck.
Dcierds werelockedaway...... the safe.
ffigot,vears of experience...... her.
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65. Thousandsof peopleleft the country . '.... the outbreak
consumedannually in western
66. Tensof millions tons of plastics,...... textile fibres,are
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67. Things .. '... glass,paper and plastic can all be recycled'
68. Here arethe facts...... the terrible car crash'
69. Shehas been absentfrom work " " " illness'
Rowling """ Wright today'
70. The SupremeCourt will pronouncetheir decisionin
Tl.T hecontractisinvalid,.... . . t h a t t h e g o o d s h a v e b e e n d e liv e re d .
72. The piratesclimbed .... " the Spanishship'
73. Three ...... twelveequalsfifteen'
74. She'svery active'....'. her age'
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76. Shesaidnothing ..'.'. your request'
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i8. The flight was delayed . " ' " the fog'
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economy'
1 organized crime continued to flourish alongsidethe mainstream
profit.
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