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