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PREPOSITIONS WITH WORD PHRASES

       A T                                      by all means
       at... km per hour                        by appointment
       at a cost                                by auction
       at a disadvantage at a discount          by birth
       at a distance                            by bus/train/plane/car (but: in my own car, on
       at a glance                                the 8 o'clock train)
       at a guess                               by chance
       at a loss                                by cheque
       at a moment’s notice                     by day/night
       at a proĩiưloss                          by degrees
       at all costs                             bỹ for
       at all events                            by torce
       at an advantage                          by hand (= using the hands)
       at any rate                              by heart (= from memory)
       at brẽakfast/lunch                       by land/sea/air
       at church/school                         by law
       at ease                                  by luck (= lucklly)
       at fìrst hand                            by marriage
       at fĩrst sight                           by means of
       at hand {= close)                        by mistake
       at heart (= in one's real nature)        by name (= using the name(s) of sb/sth)
       (have sb/sth) at heart (= be concerned about   by nature
         sb/sth)                                by now
       at home                                  by one's side
       at last                                  by oneselt
       at least                                 by order of
       at length                                by posưairmaìl
       at liberty                               by protession
       at night (riole: ìn the night)           by request (= as a response to sb's wish)
       at noon                                  by sight (= recognise sb when you see them but
       at odds with                               have nèver meưtalked to them)
       at once                                  by surprise
       at one’s request (= because sb wishes it)  by the dozen
       at peace/war                             by the end (= before sth ĩinishes)
       at present                               by the side of
       at random                                by the time (= betore reaching a certain point)
       at risk                                  by the way (= incidentally)
       at sea                                   by virtue of
       at speed
       at the age of                            FOR/FROM
       at the beginning (= when sth started)    for a change
       at the end (= when sth tinishes)         for a moment (= for a short time)
       at the expense of                        for a visit/holiday
       at the front of (= in the most forward position/   for a walk
         place)                                 for a vvhile
       at the last possible time                for ages (informal)
       at the latest (= time)                   for breaktast/lunch/dinner
       at the moment (= time)                   for certain
       at the point of (= at that particular time)  for ever
       at the present time                      for fear of (= in case sth happens)
       at the same tíme                         for good (= torever)
       at the time (= at a particular time)     for granted
       at times (= sometimes)                   for hire
       at work                                  for life
                                                for love (= out of love, vvithout payment or other
                                                  reward)
       B Y                                      for nothing
       by accident                              for once (= on one occasion)
       by all accounts
                                                for sale (= to be sold)

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