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English — Common Prepositional Phrases (BY & FOR)
Frequently-tested fixed prepositional phrases with 'BY' and 'FOR' from the LAT English section — useful for sentence-completion and error questions.
Phrases with BY
- by (any) chance
- by accident
- by all means
- by birth
- by courtesy of
- by design
- by force
- by law
- by mistake
- by no means
- by process of
- by request
- by surprise
- by way of
- by / under the name of
- by air / sea / land
- by any standard
- by check
- by definition
- by dint of
- by hand
- by marriage
- by my watch
- by oneself
- by profession
- by rights
- by the side of
- by / with luck
- by all accounts
- by appointment
- by coincidence
- by degrees
- by far
- by heart
- by means of
- by nature
- by order of
- by reason of
- by sight
- by virtue of
Phrases with FOR
- for / in a good cause
- for a change
- for good
- for lack of
- for my / your part
- for the sake of
- for / to the benefit (of)
- for certain / sure
- for granted
- for life
- for real
- for want of
- for a (good) reason
- for fear of
- for hire
- for love
- for the good of
- from memory
- from experience
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