oxford_guide_to_english_grammar

28 PHRASAL VERBS AND PATTERNS WITH PREPOSITIONS
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Method, answer etc
a way/method of improving your memory
the answer/solution/key to the problem
the cause of/reason for the accident
the question of finance
a scheme for combating crime
g
Need, wish etc
These nouns take for: appetite, application, demand, desire, need, preference,
request, taste, wish.
a need for low-cost housing a desire for peace and quiet
NOTE
Hope takes of or for.
There's no chance/hope of getting there in time.
Our hopes of/for a good profit were disappointed.
h
i
j
Opinion, belief etc
your opinion of the film his attitude to/towards his colleagues
a belief in conservative values an attack on the scheme
no regard/respect for our institutions sympathy for the losers
people's reaction to the news
Report, complaint etc
a report on/about agriculture a comment on/about the situation
an interview with the President about the military action
a complaint about the noise
Student, ability etc
a student of law great ability in/at music
a knowledge of the rules research into waste-recycling
her skill at handling people an expert on/at/in work methods
some experience of/in selling
NOTE
Compare success in, success at and make a success of.
We had some success in our attempts to raise money.
I never had any success at games.
Alan made a success of the taxi business.
k
Trouble etc
having trouble with the computer What's the matter with it?
some damage to my car a difficulty over/with the arrangements
a lack of money