FIXED EXPRESSIONS – FRONTING
Point 8 in the category of FOCUS is defined as:
fixed expressions in the front position for focus.
Within the EGP examples, + we have added the COCA frequency.
. At the end of the day , 1092
. All in all , 1058
. All things considered , 130
. When you think about it , 124
. When it comes down to it , 69
PELIC students:
7041, dt4, Chinese Fem 224 1074,1,63.
All in all, I have a very busy plan for the weekend.
4686,cw0,Korean,Female,168,3,w,590,1,228
All things considered, I will choose the Sony VAIO notebook.
38643,gb6,Taiwanese,Female,760,5,w,5008,1,140
All things considered, living in a small town and living in a big city both are [are both] great choice[s] depend[ing] on [your] personal situation and value[s].
34161,gc3,Spanish,Female,638,5,w,4479,1,649
When you think about it, it makes sense.
13698,bs8,Turkish,Female,316,4,g,1952,1,208
At the end of the day, I was no longer feeling bad.
*However, this seemed to be used as a time phrase. It may also be the most frequent in the COCA corpus for the same dual uses.
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