Предложные фразы (Prepositional phrases)

(предлог + существительное/прилагательное/числительное и т.п.)

at the beginning of (when sth started) (but: in the beginning = originally)	в начале; (первоначально)
at all costs	любой ценой
at the end (=when sth is finished) (but: in the end = finally)	в конце; (наконец, в конце концов)
at first	сперва, сначала
at hand	под рукой, рядом
at last	наконец
at least	по крайней мере
at once	сразу, немедленно
at present	в настоящее время
at random	наобум, наугад, наудачу
at the same time	в то же самое время
at a time	за один раз, одновременно
at times	иногда, временами
by chance	случайно
by all means	во что бы то ни стало
by no means	ни в коем случае
one by one	по одному
step by step	шаг за шагом, постепенно
for the time being	пока, временно
for a while	на (некоторое) время
in advance	заранее, заблаговременно
in brief	вкратце, в немногих словах
in order to	для того, чтобы
in question	о котором идёт речь

XIII. Выделите предлоги места.

By, with, without, for, as, because of, before, till (until), after, within, toward, to, into, out of, from, off, up, throughout, near, at, in, behind, below, under, in, upon, above, over, around, across, along, about, out, against, among, between, with, since, till, on, before, during, by, near.

XIV. Выделите предлоги времени и предлоги направления.

Up, in, before, upon, until, by, within, about, out, above, around, after, during, across, at, along, below, till, over, to, into, against, off, among, with, on, since, behind, without, by, from, between, down, for, under, because of.

XV. Дайте русские эквиваленты.

Along, to, at, over, across, till, during, below, after, around, by, above, until, out, upon, about, before, within, in, with, on, among, since, off, behind, against, without, into, up, from, through, by, between, at, down, because of, for, under.

XVI. Назовите предложения, в которых выделенные слова являются предлогами.

1. а) And neutrons issuing from the reactor core can eventually cause the reactor’s steel vessel to become brittle.

b) The vessel is essential to nuclear safety.

2. a) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the licenses for 26 plants around the country.

b) He took the food eagerly, for he had eaten nothing since dawn.

c) Lazer is used for various purposes in industry.

d) For it will be the first time since Sir Thomas Beecham founded the orchestra nearly 21 years ago that women players will take their place side by side with the men.

3. a) High-speed routers can serve as part of the Internet backbone.

b) As the idea was false it was rejected.

In a digital signal, the information is encoded as a set of discrete values.

XVII. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопрос: “What is the main feature of the Start menu?”