adverb + prepositional phrase

In the English Grammar Profile, C1 Point 65 in the category of ADVERBS/phrases is defined as:

post-modify adverbs with a complex prepositional phrase complement, to highlight information.

*This will overlap stance adverbs in the initial position.


A search in iWeb for:

. *ly_RR _I * *

1 . LUCKILY FOR US , 1429
2 . LUCKILY FOR YOU,

1236

Luckily for you, the fire will destroy most of your mistakes.

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3 . LUCKILY FOR ME , 1133
4 . FORTUNATELY FOR US,

953

Fortunately for us, I’m what you might call a student of history.

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5 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIM , 946
6 . SHORTLY AFTER THAT , 888
7 . EARLY IN HIS CAREER 883
8 . FORTUNATELY FOR ME , 860
9 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEM , 833
10 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME , 747
11 . EARLY IN THE MORNING 606
12 . FORTUNATELY FOR YOU , 593
13 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR US , 401
14 . DEFINITELY WORTH THE MONEY 360
15 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR HER , 332
16 . EARLY IN THE SEASON 327
17 . LUCKILY FOR HIM , 319
18 . FORTUNATELY FOR HIM , 317
19 . LUCKILY FOR THEM , 310
20 . EARLY IN THE GAME 269
21 . TOTALLY WORTH IT . 269
22 . ESPECIALLY IN THE CASE 267
23 . DEFINITELY WORTH CHECKING OUT 259
24 . FORTUNATELY FOR THEM , 253
25 . EARLY IN HER CAREER 253
26 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR YOU , 233
27 . UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE 230
28 . PARTLY AS A RESULT 228
29 . DEFINITELY WORTH A TRY 227
30 . HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE 226
31 . SHORTLY BEFORE HIS DEATH 224
32 . DEFINITELY WORTH THE PRICE 216
33 . EARLY IN THE YEAR 214
34 . ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO 200
35 . MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE 197
36 . HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME 189
37 . PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE 189
38 . EARLY IN MY CAREER 186
39 . LUCKILY FOR ME I 181
40 . PROBABLY DUE TO THE 177
41 . DEFINITELY WORTH A VISIT 176
42 . DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF 171
43 . MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE 170
44 . HOPEFULLY BY THE END 167
45 . PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE 165
46 . LUCKILY FOR HER , 161
47 . DEFINITELY WORTH A LOOK 161
48 . ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE 160
49 . ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF 153
50 . HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT 149
51 . EARLY IN THE SECOND 148
52 . MAINLY DUE TO THE 146
53 . IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO JOINING 142
54 . USUALLY BY THE TIME 137
55 . FORTUNATELY FOR ME I 136
56 . PARTLY DUE TO THE 135
57 . IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT , 130
58 . FORTUNATELY FOR HER , 129
59 . PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE 128
60 . UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS TIME 128
61 . TOTALLY UP TO YOU 126
62 . ESPECIALLY IN THE EARLY 121
63 . DEFINITELY WORTH IT . 120
64 . EQUALLY AT HOME IN 119
65 . LUCKILY FOR ALL OF 118
66 . ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF 118
67 . EARLY ON THE MORNING 118
68 . EARLY IN THE FILM 115
69 . IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE 111
70 . EARLY IN THE 20TH 111
71 . ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER 111
72 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME I 106
73 . ORIGINALLY FROM NEW YORK 105
74 . EARLY ON IT WAS 104
75 . ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER 103
76 . ESPECIALLY IN THE BEGINNING 102
77 . EARLY IN THE WAR 101
78 . FORTUNATELY FOR ALL OF 100
79 . EARLY IN THE DAY 100
80 . DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET 99
81 . SHORTLY AFTER HIS ARRIVAL 96
82 . TOTALLY WORTH IT ! 96
83 . SHORTLY AFTER THE RELEASE 95
84 . SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATION , 94
85 . THANKFULLY FOR US , 94
86 . MOSTLY DUE TO THE 92
87 . EQUALLY AT HOME ON 89
88 . SHORTLY AFTER HIS DEATH 88
89 . ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST 87
90 . DEFINITELY WORTH A READ 86
91 . ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF 86
92 . ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRICE 85
93 . EARLY IN THE BOOK 84
94 . EARLY IN LIFE , 82
95 . LARGELY AS A RESULT 81
96 . ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO 81
97 . DEFINITELY WORTH IT ! 80
98 . SHORTLY AFTER THE WAR 79
99 . ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST 76
100 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR SOME , 75

B2 vocabulary in the above results:

equally, largely, originally, release

C1:
prior, thankfully


A search in iWeb for:

. _RR _I * *

*note that most of these are not highlighting information.

1 . ONCE UPON A TIME 3253
2 . ONCE IN A WHILE 2838
3 . SO IN ORDER TO 2341
4 . MORE TO THE POINT 2104
5 . REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU 2067
6 . FAR FROM IT . 1984
7 . SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO 1954
8 . EARLIER IN HIS CAREER 1858
9 . HOW ABOUT YOU ? 1797
10 . SO IN THIS CASE 1751
11 . MORE ON THAT LATER 1671
12 . SO FOR ME , 1671
13 . JUST LIKE ANY OTHER 1455
14 . LATER IN THE DAY 1452
15 . SO IN THE END 1448
16 . LUCKILY FOR US , 1429
17 . WELL WORTH THE MONEY 1405
18 . EVER SINCE THEN , 1321
19 . LUCKILY FOR YOU , 1236
20 . MORE ON THAT IN 1219
21 . REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU 1211
22 . LUCKILY FOR ME , 1133
23 . JUST IN TIME FOR 1120
24 . YET AT THE SAME 1077
25 . SO IN OTHER WORDS 1075
26 . SO IN ADDITION TO 1062
27 . EVEN WITH ALL THE 1054
28 . RIGHT OFF THE BAT 1048
29 . HOW IN THE WORLD 1037
30 . SO WITH THAT IN 1026
31 . REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU 1020
32 . REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU 1010
33 . WHY ON EARTH WOULD 966
34 . MUCH TO MY SURPRISE 965
35 . FORTUNATELY FOR US , 953
36 . EARLIER IN THE DAY 952
37 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIM , 946
38 . LATER IN THE YEAR 944
39 . RIGHT FROM THE START 922
40 . SO FOR NOW , 921
41 . SHORTLY AFTER THAT , 888
42 . EARLY IN HIS CAREER 883
43 . REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE 883
44 . RIGHT OUT OF THE 866
45 . SO IN A WAY 865
46 . FORTUNATELY FOR ME , 860
47 . LITTLE BY LITTLE , 833
48 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEM , 833
49 . SO BY THE TIME 822
50 . SO AT THIS POINT 816
51 . MORE ON THIS LATER 811
52 . JUST LIKE THAT , 805
53 . FAR FROM BEING A 781
54 . WHY IN THE WORLD 752
55 . EARLIER IN THE YEAR 751
56 . ONCE PER TURN , 748
57 . SO IN THAT SENSE 747
58 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME , 747
59 . REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR 734
60 . SO AT THE END 727
61 . ONCE IN PLACE , 724
62 . ALL OVER THE WORLD 720
63 . CLOSER TO HOME , 712
64 . REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE 708
65 . FURTHER TO THIS , 705
66 . LATER IN LIFE , 685
67 . EVEN TO THIS DAY 668
68 . REGARDLESS OF THE REASON 661
69 . EVEN WITH ALL OF 651
70 . ALSO OF NOTE IS 634
71 . SO IN TERMS OF 625
72 . EARLY IN THE MORNING 606
73 . SO FOR THOSE OF 594
74 . FORTUNATELY FOR YOU , 593
75 . MORE ON THIS IN 592
76 . JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY 585
77 . JUST FOR THE RECORD 575
78 . JUST LIKE THAT . 574
79 . MAYBE IN THE FUTURE 566
80 . JUST FOR FUN , 563
81 . EARLIER IN THE WEEK 562
82 . WELL WORTH THE PRICE 558
83 . LATER IN THE GAME 556
84 . EARLIER IN HER CAREER 550
85 . SOON AFTER THAT , 546
86 . ONCE OUT OF THE 539
87 . REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE 536
88 . SO IN THE CASE 531
89 . EVEN WITH THE BEST 517
90 . SO TO ME , 515
91 . SO IN A SENSE 514
92 . HOW ABOUT THAT ? 507
93 . JUST BEFORE SERVING , 501
94 . EVEN IN THE CASE 500
95 . SO TO HELP YOU 498
96 . REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH 496
97 . REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE 482
98 . ALSO OF NOTE , 480
99 . FAR FROM IT , 475
100 . HOWEVER DUE TO THE 472


PELIC B1 STUDENT:

Even in the burning hot summersome of them have spicy hot pot.

Chinese female


Here is a similar C2 phrase:

Never in my wildest dreams had I thought I would be offered a starring role in Hollywood.

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