3 part complex phrases – English Grammar Profiler

Here is a list from an iWeb corpus search for complex phrases tagged with:

_*31 _*32 _*33

1 AS WELL AS 3933159

(complex prepositional phrase) This is also known as the as as stucture.

I‘m gonna prescribe a regimen of vitamins as well as the mineral zinc, it‘ll build up your immune system.

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2 IN ADDITION TO 1012418 (complex prepositional phrase)

In addition to Naomi and my two perfect kids,

 I own a mansion, private jet, six cars, three horses, two vacation homes and a one hundred and seventy-foot yacht.

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3 IN TERMS OF 829057

Mr Belfort has distinguished himself in terms of his cooperation.

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4 IN FRONT OF 732222

Are you sure you wanna embarrass me in front of my friends?

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5 AS LONG AS 722077

He says he‘s waited as long as he can for Batman to do the right thing.

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6 ON TOP OF 553002

Well, on top of everything else, 

I was about to close the damn deal 

with the Vermont people.

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7 AS FAR AS 495067 8 AS SOON AS 478777 9 WHETHER OR NOT 356592 10 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 289173 11 ON BEHALF OF 263925 12 NO MATTER WHAT 260389 13 AND SO ON 259414 14 NO MATTER HOW 252977 15 IN RELATION TO 228976

16 AS OPPOSED TO 223942

And make them on the first of each month, 

as opposed to individual payoffs to our SS contacts.

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17 WITH RESPECT TO 217023

With respect to the charge of murder in the second degree, 

do you find the defendant, John Reilly, guilty or not guilty?

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18 IN RESPONSE TO 215387 19 A LITTLE BIT 195533 20 IN CONJUNCTION WITH 183302 21 IN CONNECTION WITH 156834

22 UP TO DATE 152591

I understand

 if you‘re not up to date 

on your figure skating stats.

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23 IN TOUCH WITH 137058 24 IN NEED OF 133621 25 IN LINE WITH 131089 26 IN FAVOR OF 130465 27 IN CHARGE OF 129796 28 IN SUPPORT OF 122263 29 IN SPITE OF 111491 30 WITH REGARD TO 106832 31 IN CASE OF 106112 32 IN SEARCH OF 94130

33 A GREAT DEAL 90975

She left me because my father paid her a great deal of money to disappear.

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34 IN CONTACT WITH 90599 35 IN LIGHT OF 86197 36 IN EXCESS OF 84063 37 IN PLACE OF 83612 38 BY WAY OF 81520 39 IN RESPECT OF 79989 40 BY MEANS OF 79280 41 IN FAVOUR OF 78021 42 BY NO MEANS 68498 43 AND SO FORTH 58854 44 NO MATTER WHERE 57763 45 IN LIEU OF 54941 46 ALL AT ONCE 54402 47 ALL THE SAME 49992 48 IN REGARD TO 47684 49 FROM NOW ON 45825 50 IN KEEPING WITH 44435 51 ON ACCOUNT OF 44173 52 MATTER OF FACT 38837

53 A GOOD DEAL 38316

Your boys have already spent a good deal of time in prison.

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54 IN RETURN FOR 38047 55 SO MUCH AS 37687 56 AS IT WERE 31512 57 IN COMMON WITH 29020

58 IN VIEW OF 28100

In view of the implications involved in this line of testimony, I urge you to search your memory for correct answers.

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59 IN POSSESSION OF 27987 60 FOR FEAR OF 26794 61 OUT OF DATE 26758 62 IN ASSOCIATION WITH 26476

63 BY REASON OF 25175 (complex preposition)

We find the defendant not guilty by reason of temporary insanity.

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64 IN PURSUIT OF 24746 65 EVERY SO OFTEN 24487 66 NO MATTER WHICH 24001 67 IN CONSULTATION WITH 23484 68 TIME AND AGAIN 20730 69 IN COOPERATION WITH 18693 70 BY AND LARGE 18470 71 NO MATTER WHO 17659 72 IN COMPARISON WITH 17514 73 WITH REFERENCE TO 17041 74 IN REPLY TO 16212 75 IN PROPORTION TO 14841 76 A LA CARTE 14162 77 AN AWFUL LOT 10817 78 NONE THE LESS 10456 79 IN ANSWER TO 10220 80 LO AND BEHOLD 9825 81 IN AID OF 8826 82 IN RECEIPT OF 8414 83 IN ACCORD WITH 8239 84 TO AND FRO 7888 85 AT LONG LAST 7716 86 MAGNA CUM LAUDE 6733 87 SUMMA CUM LAUDE 5739 88 TOUR DE FORCE 5539 89 IN DEFENCE OF 5384 90 IN DEFIANCE OF 4771 91 IN BACK OF 4008 92 IN THE MAIN 3792 93 NO MATTER WHEN 3667 94 INTO LINE WITH 3618 95 QUID PRO QUO 3470 96 BY AND BY 3313 97 GUARDIAN AD LITEM 3108 98 CUL DE SAC 2826 99 JOIE DE VIVRE 2542

100 IN FACE OF 2477