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✳️ Prepositional Collocations (by)
🔵 by accident
Eg I was so sleepy that I put salt in my coffee by accident.
🔴 by all accounts
Eg By all accounts, Seville is a beautiful city.
🔵 by appointment
Eg The museum is open at weekends by appointment.
🔴 by the arm/hand
Eg He took me by the hand as we walked along the beach.
🔵 by auction
Eg We’re selling our antique furniture by auction.
🔴 by birth
Eg I grew up in England but I’m Irish by birth.
🔵 by bus/train/plane, etc.
Eg Are you going to go there by bus or by train?
🔴 by chance
Eg I found some money in my jacket pocket by chance.
🔵 by cheque
Eg I’ve never paid for anything by cheque.
🔴 by day/night
Eg The Eiffel Tower looks spectacular by night.
🔵 by design
Eg I became a teacher more by accident than by design.
🔴 by the drozen
Eg I always buy eggs by the drozen. A drozen means 12.
🔵 by far
Eg Before Sunset is by far my favourite film – I just love it.
🔴 by hand
Eg My granduncle built this house by hand.
🔵 by heart
Eg At school we had to learn poems by heart.
🔴 by invitation
Eg Membership to the club is by invitation only.
🔵 by land/sea/air
Eg I get sick whenever I travel by sea.
🔴 by law
Eg Dog owners must have a licence for the pets by law.
🔵 by luck
Eg They played badly but won the match by luck.
🔴 by means of
Eg I was able to afford the car by means of a bank loan.
🔵 by mistake
Eg I chose the wrong road by mistake. Now we’re lost.
🔴 by nature
Eg German people tend to be quite organised by nature.
🔵 by no means
Eg It’s by no means certain that the economy will improve.
🔴 by now
Eg If you don’t know me by now, you’ll never know me.
🔵 by oneself
Eg I don’t mind spending time by myself.
🔴 by phone
Eg Get in touch with me by phone if you need any help.
🔵 by post
Eg Do you think it’s safe to send cash by post.
🔴 by request
Eg Guided tours of the gallery are available by request.
🔵 by rights
Eg By rights, it’s my turn to play but you can go ahead.
🔴 by one’s side
Eg He was by her side whenever she needed him.
🔵 by surprise
Eg The unusual question took John by surprise.
🔴 by the time
Eg I’ll have gone to bed by the time you get home.
🔵 by the way
Eg By the way, I won’t be able to come to class next week.
🔴 by word of mouth
Eg . The best form of advertising is by word of mouth.
#Prepositional #Collocations
✳️ Prepositional Collocations (by)
🔵 by accident
Eg I was so sleepy that I put salt in my coffee by accident.
🔴 by all accounts
Eg By all accounts, Seville is a beautiful city.
🔵 by appointment
Eg The museum is open at weekends by appointment.
🔴 by the arm/hand
Eg He took me by the hand as we walked along the beach.
🔵 by auction
Eg We’re selling our antique furniture by auction.
🔴 by birth
Eg I grew up in England but I’m Irish by birth.
🔵 by bus/train/plane, etc.
Eg Are you going to go there by bus or by train?
🔴 by chance
Eg I found some money in my jacket pocket by chance.
🔵 by cheque
Eg I’ve never paid for anything by cheque.
🔴 by day/night
Eg The Eiffel Tower looks spectacular by night.
🔵 by design
Eg I became a teacher more by accident than by design.
🔴 by the drozen
Eg I always buy eggs by the drozen. A drozen means 12.
🔵 by far
Eg Before Sunset is by far my favourite film – I just love it.
🔴 by hand
Eg My granduncle built this house by hand.
🔵 by heart
Eg At school we had to learn poems by heart.
🔴 by invitation
Eg Membership to the club is by invitation only.
🔵 by land/sea/air
Eg I get sick whenever I travel by sea.
🔴 by law
Eg Dog owners must have a licence for the pets by law.
🔵 by luck
Eg They played badly but won the match by luck.
🔴 by means of
Eg I was able to afford the car by means of a bank loan.
🔵 by mistake
Eg I chose the wrong road by mistake. Now we’re lost.
🔴 by nature
Eg German people tend to be quite organised by nature.
🔵 by no means
Eg It’s by no means certain that the economy will improve.
🔴 by now
Eg If you don’t know me by now, you’ll never know me.
🔵 by oneself
Eg I don’t mind spending time by myself.
🔴 by phone
Eg Get in touch with me by phone if you need any help.
🔵 by post
Eg Do you think it’s safe to send cash by post.
🔴 by request
Eg Guided tours of the gallery are available by request.
🔵 by rights
Eg By rights, it’s my turn to play but you can go ahead.
🔴 by one’s side
Eg He was by her side whenever she needed him.
🔵 by surprise
Eg The unusual question took John by surprise.
🔴 by the time
Eg I’ll have gone to bed by the time you get home.
🔵 by the way
Eg By the way, I won’t be able to come to class next week.
🔴 by word of mouth
Eg . The best form of advertising is by word of mouth.
#Prepositional #Collocations