Note: In, on, at, etc are NOT used
before phrases ending
with
ago ‘He left the office five minutes ago.’ ‘I first met her in Glasgow about two years
ago.’
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He couldn’t see where he was going and fell down many times .
He couldn’t see where he was going and kept falling down. People tell me many times that America is a dangerous country.
People are always telling me that America is a dangerous country. If you do something repeatedly, you keep doing it or you are always doing it: ‘Why does she keep writing to you?’ ‘At school I was always’ getting into trouble.’ The manager’s timetable next week is very busy.
The manager’s schedule next week is very busy. Timetable = a list or plan showing the times when lessons take place or the times when buses, trains etc arrive and leave: ‘According to my timetable, history is on Mondays and Thursdays.’ schedule = a detailed plan of all the things that have to be done during a certain period: ‘It’s important that we all try and keep to the schedule.’ ‘The project is running 6 months behind schedule .’ tiresome The flight from Hong Kong to London was very tiresome.
The flight from Hong Kong to London was very tiring. After two tiresome days, we both needed some sleep.
After two tiring days, we both needed some sleep. tiresome = annoying or irritating: ‘I find these so-called jokes extremely tiresome.
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‘tiring = causing tiredness; exhausting: ‘Looking at a computer screen all day can be very tiring.’
