Here is an example of a B2 fixed expression:
It just came out of nowhere.
C2 point 13 in the category of FOCUS is defined as:
more than one fixed expression in the front position for added focus.
The English Grammar Profile examples include:
- But all of a sudden, out of nowhere,
- All in all, taking everything into account, (*This is not a good example since it is just repeating the same meaning)
- What is more, from my point of view,
Since we cannot do longer than 5-part strings on iWeb and if we copy one of the EGP examples:
all_RR41 of_RR42 a_RR43 sudden_RR44 ,_, out_II21 of_II22 nowhere
A search on iWeb for:
_RR43 _RR44 , _II21 _II22
1 TO TIME, SUCH AS 139
from time to time, such as
*unfortunately iWeb doesn’t allow checking these strings. From a lot fewer examples shown in COCA, this is not at the start of the sentence.
2 TO TIME, DEPENDING ON 94
As above.
3 A SUDDEN, OUT OF 88
Our EGP example is the same.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth4 MOST PART, EXCEPT FOR 79
5 TO TIME, SUBJECT TO 50
6 TO TIME, BUT FOR 42
7 TO TIME, ACCORDING TO 41
8 A SUDDEN, INSTEAD OF 36
9 MOST PART, OTHER THAN 35
10 MOST PART, OUT OF 29
11 MOST PART, SAVE FOR 27
12 TO TIME, DUE TO 23
13 MOST PART, ASIDE FROM 22
14 MOST PART, DUE TO 21
15 MOST PART, ACCORDING TO 17
16 A SUDDEN, BECAUSE OF 16
17 MOST PART, BECAUSE OF 14
18 TO TIME, OUT OF 12
19 MOST PART, BUT FOR 12
20 MOST PART, OUTSIDE OF 11