| According to, in accordance with | He has acted according to (or in accordance with) my wishes. |
| At the bottom of (the source of) | He was at the bottom of the intrigue against the headmaster. |
| At the risk of (by putting oneself in danger) | This boy saved a drowning child at the risk of his own life. |
| At the top of (at the loudest pitch) | I shouted at the top of my voice. |
| Because of | I could not attend school because of illness. |
| By dint of, by force of | He rose very high by dint of (by force of) his hard labour. |
| By means of (owing to) | We will remain alive in space by means of oxygen. |
| For the sake of (out of regard to) | I risked my life for the sake of my friend. |
| In case of, in the event of | In case of (in the event of) his death, his wife will be the guardian of the child. |
| In connection with (pertaining to) | He went to Delhi in connection with his business. |
| In course of (after some time) | All the secrets of the trade will be known to you in course of time. |
| In the course of (during) | In the course of his speech, he referred to the sacrifice of Gandhiji. |
| In favour of | I am in favour of female education. |
| In consequence of, as a result of (on account of) | He could not continue his studies in consequence of (or as a result of) his ill-health. |
| In consideration of (as the effect of) | He was given a prize in consideration of his good behaviour. |
| In exchange for (in place of) | I will give you a wristwatch in exchange for your fountain pen. |
| In spite of (notwithstanding) | In spite of doing his best, he could not be successful. |
| In the light of | In the light of these facts, he does not deserve promotion. |
| In lieu of (instead of) | In lieu of Sunday the shop will remain closed on Monday. |
| In proportion to | You will get pension in proportion to the length of your service. |
| In keeping with | He did a noble deed in keeping with his dignity. |
| In view of (by reason of) | In view of his hard work he deserves a prize. |
| On behalf of | The headmaster thanked the chairman on behalf of all the members of the staff and students. |
| On the point of, at the point of (very near) | When we reached there, the patient was on the point of death. |
| On pain of (as a penalty for) | He was ordered to leave his motherland on pain of death. |
| On the part of | There was no fault on the part of the student. |
| With a view to (in view of) | He works hard with a view to passing the examination with credit. |
| With reference to, with regard to, with respect to | With reference to your application, I may assure you that you stand a fair chance of getting a scholarship. |
