100 Examples of Prepositional Phrases
They are used with prepositions, pronouns, and noun phrases to show directions, places, times or to introduce an object. These prepositions, which take place in all kinds of sentences that you can see in daily life, bring together different sentences and connect them to a certain idea.
Although prepositions are generally short words, it is not possible to generalize as they are quite common in the English language and there are about one hundred and fifty.
Here are most common Prepositions List.
100 Examples of Prepositional Phrases
1.in doubt
2.in due course
3.in duplicate
4.in earnest
5.in a hurry
6.in a mess
7.in a pile
8.in abundance
9.for certain
10.for fear of
11.for good
12.for granted
13.for hire
14.for lack of
15.for life
16.for a good cause
17.for the benefit (of)
18.for a reason
19.for a change
20.for love
21.without respite
22.without warning
23.in common
24.in comparison with
25.in compensation for
26.out of place
27.out of practice
28.out of reach
29.out of respect for
30.out of sight
31.out of spite
32.out of stock
33.out of order
34.out of the ordinary
35.out of the question
36.out of one’s mind
37.out of ideas
38.without doubt
39.without a break
40.without a hitch
41.without delay
42.without exception
43.on the assumption
44.on the brink of
45.on the dot
46.on the edge of
47.on the eve of
48.on the grounds of
49.out of work
50.out of fashion
51.at liberty
52.at most
53.at night
54.at noon
55.at odds with
56.at once
57.at one’s best
58.at one’s discretion
59.at one’s disposal
60.at one’s leisure
61.at one’s request
62.on watch
63.on schedule
64.on the record
65.on the road
66.on oath
67.on pain of
68.on the air
69.on balance
70.on a diet
71.on a journey
72.on a trip
73.on a large scale
74.to the full
75.to the satisfaction of
76.under the circumstances
77.under age
78.under arrest
79.under consideration
80.under construction
81.under cover of
82.under discussion
83.under lock and key
84.under orders
85.under pressure
86.under regulations
87.under repair
88.under strain
89.under stress
90.under suspicion
91.under the impression that
92.under the influence
93.under the misapprehension
94.under treatment
95.to the contrary
96.to an extent
97.to date
98.to excess
99.to one’s astonishment
100.to one’s credit
