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Prepositions (Duration) : For_During_Since_Withi ...

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    Prepositions For_During_Since_Within
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  • People who live ... the city pay higher local taxes than people who live just outside the city.
    within
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  • I felt really ill last week. I could hardly eat anything ... three days.
    for
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  • The president's historic speech lasted ... two hours.
    for
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  • They'll graduate ... two years.
    within
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  • She will be in Toronto ... the whole month.
    for
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  • There were many interruptions ... the president's speech.
    during
    within
    for
    since
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  • She was furious with me. She didn't talk to me ... a week.
    for
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  • We were starving when we arrived. We hadn't had anything to eat ... our journey.
    during
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  • The project must be finished ... the week.
    within
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  • Production at the factory was seriously affected ... the strike.
    within
    during
    since
    for
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  • I had been away for many years. ... that time, a lot of things had changed.
    During
    For
    Within
    Since
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  • We’ve always lived ... ten miles of the coast. We love the sea.
    within
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  • I’ve booked train tickets on the Internet. They should arrive ... three days.
    since
    during
    within
    for
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  • I’ve noticed her change ... a very short time. She's quite unrecognizable!
    since
    during
    for
    within
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  • We usually go into our pool ... a couple of hours in the evenings when it’s warm enough.
    within
    since
    for
    during
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  • Which one is correct?:
    We were waiting DURING five hours.
    We were waiting WITHIN five hours.
    We were waiting FOR five hours.
    We were waiting SINCE five hours
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