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Preposition of place
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Advanced vocabulary (3)

(Collocations and connectors)
Complete with the best word:
Expressions of time
1 By the �we arrived, they had already�left.� (=when)
2 Prior �going to Australia, she visited�Paris.� (=before)
3 In �meantime, she packed her bags.� ( =in the meanwhile)
4 Time and , she phoned him.� (=very often)
5 Each and �time we find people who start studying English.� ( =always)
6 He has to be prepared for the unexpected at �times.�� (=constantly)
7 Every �often I go to the mountain. (=sometimes)
8 Silly accidents happen all �often. (=frequently)
9 It�may happen in the years .� (=in the next years)
Reasons
10�He went to the capital��a view to studying Maths there.� (=with the objective)
11 I have to criticise the book��the grounds that the writer has not reflected the real life of his country. (=because)
12 Owing � some important causes, the concert was cancelled. (=because of)
13 �his lack of skills, he didn't get the job. (=because of)
14 Mindful �his talent, he applied for the job. (=conscious of)
15 He explained it again, that we could understand what he had to do. (=so)
16 for you, we couldn't have arrived at the concert.��(=if ___ hadn't ____)
Addition
17 On �of all that, this game is also educational.(=moreover)���� ������
Contrast
18 There's a great divide �us now.� (=think very different)
19 There's a �of difference between the two classmates.��(=think very different)
Conclusion
20 All in , cars are a good way for travelling.� (=to sum up)
21balance, I agreed with his idea.�(=taking everything into consideration)
Possibilty
22 It isthan likely that their plan will start next year. (=very possible)
23 The arrival of the train is liable change. (=likely)
Others
24 For the most , smoking is has negative connotations.� (= for the vast majority)
25 We have lots of things in common except �our way of thinking about religion.�(=with the exclusion of)
26 He is concerned �the way people interact. (=interested in)
27 The book made him, far and�, a�well-known writer.�(=by a great margin)
28 They looked for the�ball far and , but they didn't find it.� (=everywhere)
29 My friends arrived �the conclusion that she wasn't a good friend.�
30 Those animals in the cages are bereft �happiness.�(=deprived, lack of)
31 This course is consistent� my ideals.� (=in agreement)
32 Now, with �to the meeting, we have to answer all their questions.�(=with respect to)
33 There are a��of ways in which the government can help. (=many)
34 We're nowhere near �we used to be.�(=far from sth)
35 This game has a great��of followers.� (=big quantity)
36 The book builds �this tradition. (=be based on)