| 1. from to till
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| 1) He’ll be in London … tomorrow.
2) The train … Paris arrives at 6.
3) Will you give me a ticket … Glasgow?
4) He’ll be working … early in the morning … late at night.
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| 2. at since for
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| 1) He is … a conference now.
2) I have been here … Monday.
3) I’ve got two tickets … the 30th of May.
4) He was surprised … Ann’s behaviour.
5) It’s impossible … me.
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| 3. for of to
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| 1) He’s got an appointment … five o’clock.
2) Her love and admiration … people was unusual.
3) It’s so kind … you.
4) It makes no difference … me.
5) He was very cruel … her.
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| 4. to with for
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| 1) It’s all right … me.
2) He was more polite than impolite … everybody.
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| 3) Don’t be so rude and unjust … Mary.
4) You should have more respect and less contempt … people.
5) The sofa is very convenient … me.
6) She was trembling … cold and fear.
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| 5. of at for
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| 1) It’s very important though difficult … him to do it.
2) It’s necessary … him to come here in time.
3) It was nice … her to be indignant … his doing such things.
4) Mary was amazed and astonished … his visit.
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| 6. about in at on
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| 1) There was something funny and odd … that girl.
2) Did you tell her … my invitation?
3) He is … the first year.
4) Jane has just come … my request.
5) She did it … her own initiative.
6 This should be done … his order and instructions.
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| 7. about to at
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| 1) He arrived … her demand … once.
2) … her suggestion they all went … the theatre.
3) There was something strange and suspicious … him.
4) The news was unexpected … him.
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| 8. to at with
1) It was clear … him that what he was telling Bob was unexpected and unknown … him.
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| 2) She was crying out … pain and disgust.
3)He smiled … me and threw a ball … John.
4) He is a stranger … all of us here.
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