As for your interest in this business, I have
no comment to make
As far as I'm concerned, you can do
as you please
Appendix 26
26.5 Some phrases with 'off' off duty off the record off one's head off the road off the point off school, off work |
Appendix 26 [> 7.11,8.17] Some prepositional phrases
26.1 Some phrases with | 'at' | ||
at + meals (lunch, etc) | at length | 26.6 Some phrases with 'on' | |
at + place [> Apps 21.23] | at a loss | on + day/date [> 8.12] | on holiday |
at + points of time [> 8.11 | ] at the moment | on account of | on the hour |
at all events | at most | on approval | on the job |
at all times | at once | on average | on a journey |
at any rate | at pains | on behalf of | on loan |
at best/worst | at peace/at war | on business | on no account |
at fault | at play/at work | on condition | on offer |
at first | at present | on the contrary | on one's own |
at first sight | at a profit | on credit | on purpose |
at hand | at sea | on demand | on the radio/TV |
at km per hour | at sight | on display | on sale |
at last | at table | on duty | on strike |
at least | at the time | on fire | on the (tele)phone |
at leisure | at times | on foot | on time |
26.2 Some phrases with | 'by' | on guard | on a visit |
by + bus etc [> 3.28.4] | by hand | on hand | on the way |
by + time [> 7.34] | by heart | 26.7 Some phrases with | 'out of |
by + weight | by land/sea/air | Those marked * form their | opposite with in |
by accident | by luck | out of breath | out of the ordinary |
by air | by marriage | 'out of character | 'out of pain |
by all means | by means of | 'out of control | 'out of place |
by any/no means | by mistake | "out of danger | "out of pocket |
by birth | by name | out of date | 'out of practice |
by chance | by post | "out of debt | out of reach |
by cheque/credit card | by nght(s) | "out of doors | "out of season |
by day/by night | by stages | "out of fashion | 'out of sight |
by degrees | by surprise | "out of favour | 'out of step |
by design | by virtue of | "out of focus | "out of stock |
by far | by the way | "out of hand | 'out of style |
by force | by way of | out of hearing | "out of touch |
26.3 Some phrases with | 'lor' and 'from' | out of humour | "out of tune |
for + period of time [> 7.32] from A to Z | 'out of love | 'out of turn | |
for the better/the best | from bad to worse | "out of luck | 'out of use |
for a change | from the first | "out of order | 'out of work |
for ever | from good to bad | ||
for once | from the heart | 26.8 Some phrases with | 'past' and 'to' |
for sale | from now on | past belief | to advantage |
for a walk, etc [> 10 13 4] | from then on | past care | to a great extent |
26.4 Some phrases with | 'in' | past control | to hand |
in + place [> App 22-23] | in the end | past hope | to the point |
in + time [> 8.13-14] | in fact | 26.9 Some phrases with | 'under' |
in action | in full | under age | under orders |
in addition | in general | under control | under pressure |
in all | in half/in halves | under cover | under repair |
in any case, in any event | in a hurry | under one s feet | under the rules |
in brief | in ink/in pencil | under the impression | under suspicion |
in business | in love | under (no) obligation | under the weather |
in case of | in a minute | ||
in cash | in no time | 26.10 Some phrases with 'up to', 'with', | |
in the circumstances | in order | 'within', without' | |
in comfort | in pain | up to date | within the law |
in comparison | in person | up to mischief | within range |
in conclusion | in practice | (not) up to much | within reach |
in control | in public | up to no good | without bothering |
in danger | in return | up to one s ears | without ceremony |
in debt | in short | up to (you) | without delay |
in demand | in tears | with regard to | without a doubt |
in depth | in time | with respect to | without exception |
in detail | in turn | with the exception of | without fail |
in doubt | in view of | within one s income | without prejudice |
Appendix 27 - 28
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Appendix 27 [> 4.29,6.8.4,8.1.9,]
8.20, 16.53, 16.60]
Some adjectives and related nouns + prepositions
Key: sby = somebody, stg = something
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