| A |
We say that somebody/something is:
- in a line / in a row / in a queue
- in the sky / in the world
- in an office / in a department
- in bed
- in the country / in the countryside
- in a picture / in a photo / in a photograph
- in a book / in a paper (= newspaper) / in a magazine / in a letter
- When I go to the cinema, I like to sit in the front row.
- James isn't up yet. He's still in bed.
- It was a lovely day. There wasn't a cloud in the sky.
- I've just started working in the sales department.
- Who is the woman in that photo?
- Have you seen this picture in today's paper?
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| B |
- on the left / on the right
- on the left-hand side / on the right-hand side
- on the ground floor / on the first floor / on the second floor etc.
- on a map / on a menu / on a list
- on a farm
- In Britain we drive on the left. or ... on the left-hand side.
- Our apartment is on the second floor of the building.
- Here's a shopping list. Don't buy anything that's not on the list.
- Have you ever worked on a farm?
We say that a place is on a river / on a road / on the coast:
- Budapest is on the (river) Danube.
- The town where you live - is it on the coast or inland?
Also on the way:
- We stopped to buy some things in a shop on the way home.
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| C |
at the top (of) / at the bottom (of) / at the end (of)
- Write your name at the top of the page.
- Jane's house is at the other end of the street.
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| D |
in the front / in the back of a car
- I was sitting in the back (of the car) when we crashed.
at the front / at the back of a building / theatre / group of people etc.
- The garden is at the back of the house.
- Let's sit at the front (of the cinema).
- We were at the back, so we couldn't see very well.
on the front / on the back of a letter / piece of paper etc.
- I wrote the date on the back of the photo.
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| E |
in the corner of a room
- The TV is in the corner of the room.
at the corner or on the corner of a street
- There is a small shop at/on the corner of the street.
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