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aandan 38-45 after (conjunction) 15
notaandno 223 after and afterwards 16
three times aday 256.4 after all 17
aand one innumbers 227.8 afternoon, evening and night 18
abit with comparatives 86 afterwards and after 16
abittoo 348.2 age 19
(a) few and (a) little 129 ages 19
a great deal 205.3 ago 20
a group of + plural 305.3 ago and before 20.4
alarge number 205.3 ago, before, from, since and for 133
(a) little and (a) few 129 agoandfor 203
alittletoo 348.2 agree: prepositions 254
a little with comparatives 86 ain’t 90.4
along time andiong 194 alive and living 10.3
along way and far 125 all 21-25
alot, much and many 205 no preposition 256.2
alottoo 348.2 without the 45.4
alot with comparatives 86 alland every 24
a number of + piurai 305.3 all, everybody anc everything 23
abbreviations 1 all and whole 25
full stops 323 all right and alright 26
ability at 254 allthe same 97.4
about, around and round 37 allow: + -ing or infinitive 182.5
aboutto 2 + object + infinitive 176.3
above and over 3 almost: position 14.5, 14.11
accommodation (uncountable) 92.3 almost and nearly 27
across and over 4 alone andlone 10.3
across and through 5 already: position 14.8
act and play 248 with present perfect 243.4
active and passive structures 238.2 already, still and yet 330
active verb forms 6 already, yet andever 116.6
actual(ly) 7 alright and all right 26
addresses 192.1 also: position 14.3
adjectives: also, as well and too 28
comparatives and superiatives 84-85 also andeven 114.3
ending in-ly 8 although and though 29
without nouns 11 always: position 14.2
order 9 with progressive tenses 263
position 10 am 342.2
with the (the blind etc) 11.3 amto... 58
adverb particles and prepositions 258 American and British English 73
adverbs: among and between 30
comparatives and superlatives 87 and 31
in -ly (spelling) 327 both...and 70
of manner 12, 14.6 infinitive without to 179.4
position 13, 14 after try, wait, go etc’ 32
advice (uncountable) 92.3 words left out 108.2
advise + object + infinitive 176.3 angry: prepositions 254
afford + infinitive 176.2 another 33
afraid: 'm afraid (that)... 97.12 anxious for + object + infinitive 132
+ -ing or infinitive 182.8 any: = ‘it doesn’t matter which’ 34
afraid and frightened 10.3 with comparatives 35, 86
afraid of 254 no preposition 256
afraid so, not 311 not any andno 223