Insert the correct prepositions and postpositions where necessary.

1. She's very bright and quick! She learned to use a computer ... no time.
2. A week after the wall was repainted it was covered ... graffiti again.
3. Some people thought that the object ... the sky was a UFO bringing visitors ... another planet, but it turned ... to be a small plane.
4. The lift has broken ... again, but it doesn't matter. We live ... the first floor.
5. The success or failure ... a new product depends, to a large degree,... the ingenuity of the advertising campaign.
6. I'm writing to complain ... the way the staff behaved in your shop.
7. She was involved ... the school orchestra and was responsible ... setting up the German Society. She was always very popular ... her fellow pupils.
8. Children brought ... in big cities cope better ... the stresses of urban life.
9. The bad weather meant that the bridge wasn't completed ... time.
10. I told him he couldn't hope to catch a big fish ... a small rod like that, but he insisted ... trying.
11. When I got ... the station I saw it was crowded ... people waiting... trains delayed because ... bad weather.
12. I was woken up ... the middle of the night ... a helicopter going overhead.
13. Jane cared ... her disabled mother until her death last year.
14. He doesn't seem to care ... his appearance at all. He always looks untidy.
15. I know it's unkind to laugh ... her, but her new hairstyle looks so funny.
16. We used to see each other regularly, but I haven't heard ... her ...
17. last year.
18. The concert was given ... the people I had never heard ....
19. I've always wanted to grow my hair, but my parents don't approve long hair.
20. I'm thinking ... advertising for someone to take care ... my garden.
21. A monkey was sitting ... the tree throwing nuts ... anyone who walked past.
22. I think you should get rid ... this old washing machine. It's not just ... ... date — it should be in a museum!
23. .. the people I know there's no one who sings as well as you do.
24. I signed the letter ... behalf of the manager.
25. Many animals are ... danger of becoming extinct.
26. This restaurant has a good choice ... vegetarian dishes.
27. He goes to the gym three times a week ... average.
28. The type of car you need depends ... your lifestyle.
29. Contrary ... what the papers say, the Prime Minister will not retire.
30. I didn't have enough money so I paid ... credit card.
31. You can always count ... me it you need help.
32. It's typical ... her not to admit she's made a mistake.
33. This film is similar ... the one we watched last week.
34. The reason ... the delay was a problem with the plane's engine.
35. Tina's baby daughter is named ... her grandmother.
36. John has to deal ... a lot of difficult situations in his job.
37. They didn't suceed ... finishing their project ...

time so they didn't

get a bonus.

1. Do you want it or not? Come on, make ... your mind.
2. The truth is that there's no easy solution ... your problem.
3. She paid him a compliment ... his taste ... clothes.
4. I'm flattered that you have such a high opinion ... my work.
5. Nora is optimistic ... her chances ... getting the job.
6. We are both confident ... finishing the job ... time.
7. I'm not really fond ... this kind of music. I prefer music you can dance ....
8. The original painting and the copy look the same ... me.
9. I may go ... tonight but it depends ... how long my homework takes me.
10. When you leave home you'll have to do everything ... your own.
11. Sally feels that she has let her parents ... by failing all her exams.
12. I was nervous before the exam but I calmed ... once it had started.
13. She finds fault ... all kinds of things in my flat — even the colour of the walls.
14. Hilary's boss thinks highly ... her because she's very good ... her job.