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| by birth | by name | out of date | 'out of practice |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
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






