Adverb + prepositional phrase

In the English Grammar Profile, C1 Point 65 in the category of ADVERBS/phrases is defined as:

post-modify adverbs with a complex prepositional phrase complement, to highlight information.

*This will overlap stance adverbs in the initial position.

A search in iWeb for:

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1 . LUCKILY FOR US , 1429
2 . LUCKILY FOR YOU,

1236

Luckily for you, the fire will destroy most of your mistakes.

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3 . LUCKILY FOR ME , 1133
4 . FORTUNATELY FOR US,

953

Fortunately for us, I’m what you might call a student of history.

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5 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIM , 946 6 . SHORTLY AFTER THAT , 888 7 . EARLY IN HIS CAREER 883 8 . FORTUNATELY FOR ME , 860 9 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEM , 833 10 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME , 747 11 . EARLY IN THE MORNING 606 12 . FORTUNATELY FOR YOU , 593 13 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR US , 401 14 . DEFINITELY WORTH THE MONEY 360 15 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR HER , 332 16 . EARLY IN THE SEASON 327 17 . LUCKILY FOR HIM , 319 18 . FORTUNATELY FOR HIM , 317 19 . LUCKILY FOR THEM , 310 20 . EARLY IN THE GAME 269 21 . TOTALLY WORTH IT . 269 22 . ESPECIALLY IN THE CASE 267 23 . DEFINITELY WORTH CHECKING OUT 259 24 . FORTUNATELY FOR THEM , 253 25 . EARLY IN HER CAREER 253 26 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR YOU , 233 27 . UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE 230 28 . PARTLY AS A RESULT 228 29 . DEFINITELY WORTH A TRY 227 30 . HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE 226 31 . SHORTLY BEFORE HIS DEATH 224 32 . DEFINITELY WORTH THE PRICE 216 33 . EARLY IN THE YEAR 214 34 . ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO 200 35 . MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE 197 36 . HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME 189 37 . PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE 189 38 . EARLY IN MY CAREER 186 39 . LUCKILY FOR ME I 181 40 . PROBABLY DUE TO THE 177 41 . DEFINITELY WORTH A VISIT 176 42 . DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF 171 43 . MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE 170 44 . HOPEFULLY BY THE END 167 45 . PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE 165 46 . LUCKILY FOR HER , 161 47 . DEFINITELY WORTH A LOOK 161 48 . ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE 160 49 . ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF 153 50 . HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT 149 51 . EARLY IN THE SECOND 148 52 . MAINLY DUE TO THE 146

53 . IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO JOINING 142

54 . USUALLY BY THE TIME 137 55 . FORTUNATELY FOR ME I 136 56 . PARTLY DUE TO THE 135 57 . IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT , 130 58 . FORTUNATELY FOR HER , 129 59 . PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE 128 60 . UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS TIME 128 61 . TOTALLY UP TO YOU 126 62 . ESPECIALLY IN THE EARLY 121 63 . DEFINITELY WORTH IT . 120

64 . EQUALLY AT HOME IN 119

65 . LUCKILY FOR ALL OF 118 66 . ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF 118 67 . EARLY ON THE MORNING 118 68 . EARLY IN THE FILM 115

69 . IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE 111

70 . EARLY IN THE 20TH 111 71 . ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER 111 72 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME I 106

73 . ORIGINALLY FROM NEW YORK 105

74 . EARLY ON IT WAS 104 75 . ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER 103 76 . ESPECIALLY IN THE BEGINNING 102 77 . EARLY IN THE WAR 101 78 . FORTUNATELY FOR ALL OF 100 79 . EARLY IN THE DAY 100 80 . DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET 99 81 . SHORTLY AFTER HIS ARRIVAL 96 82 . TOTALLY WORTH IT ! 96

83 . SHORTLY AFTER THE RELEASE 95

84 . SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATION , 94

85 . THANKFULLY FOR US , 94

86 . MOSTLY DUE TO THE 92

87 . EQUALLY AT HOME ON 89

88 . SHORTLY AFTER HIS DEATH 88 89 . ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST 87 90 . DEFINITELY WORTH A READ 86 91 . ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF 86 92 . ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRICE 85 93 . EARLY IN THE BOOK 84 94 . EARLY IN LIFE , 82

95 . LARGELY AS A RESULT 81

96 . ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO 81 97 . DEFINITELY WORTH IT ! 80 98 . SHORTLY AFTER THE WAR 79 99 . ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST 76

100 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR SOME , 75

B2 vocabulary in the above results:

equally, largely, originally, release

C1:
prior, thankfully

A search in iWeb for:

. _RR _I * *

*note that most of these are not highlighting information.

1 . ONCE UPON A TIME 3253 2 . ONCE IN A WHILE 2838 3 . SO IN ORDER TO 2341 4 . MORE TO THE POINT 2104 5 . REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU 2067 6 . FAR FROM IT . 1984 7 . SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO 1954 8 . EARLIER IN HIS CAREER 1858 9 . HOW ABOUT YOU ? 1797 10 . SO IN THIS CASE 1751 11 . MORE ON THAT LATER 1671 12 . SO FOR ME , 1671 13 . JUST LIKE ANY OTHER 1455 14 . LATER IN THE DAY 1452 15 . SO IN THE END 1448 16 . LUCKILY FOR US , 1429 17 . WELL WORTH THE MONEY 1405 18 . EVER SINCE THEN , 1321 19 . LUCKILY FOR YOU , 1236 20 . MORE ON THAT IN 1219 21 . REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU 1211 22 . LUCKILY FOR ME , 1133 23 . JUST IN TIME FOR 1120 24 . YET AT THE SAME 1077 25 . SO IN OTHER WORDS 1075 26 . SO IN ADDITION TO 1062 27 . EVEN WITH ALL THE 1054 28 . RIGHT OFF THE BAT 1048 29 . HOW IN THE WORLD 1037 30 . SO WITH THAT IN 1026 31 . REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU 1020 32 . REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU 1010 33 . WHY ON EARTH WOULD 966 34 . MUCH TO MY SURPRISE 965 35 . FORTUNATELY FOR US , 953 36 . EARLIER IN THE DAY 952 37 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIM , 946 38 . LATER IN THE YEAR 944 39 . RIGHT FROM THE START 922 40 . SO FOR NOW , 921 41 . SHORTLY AFTER THAT , 888 42 . EARLY IN HIS CAREER 883 43 . REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE 883 44 . RIGHT OUT OF THE 866 45 . SO IN A WAY 865 46 . FORTUNATELY FOR ME , 860 47 . LITTLE BY LITTLE , 833 48 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEM , 833 49 . SO BY THE TIME 822 50 . SO AT THIS POINT 816 51 . MORE ON THIS LATER 811 52 . JUST LIKE THAT , 805 53 . FAR FROM BEING A 781 54 . WHY IN THE WORLD 752 55 . EARLIER IN THE YEAR 751 56 . ONCE PER TURN , 748 57 . SO IN THAT SENSE 747 58 . UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME , 747 59 . REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR 734 60 . SO AT THE END 727 61 . ONCE IN PLACE , 724 62 . ALL OVER THE WORLD 720 63 . CLOSER TO HOME , 712 64 . REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE 708 65 . FURTHER TO THIS , 705 66 . LATER IN LIFE , 685 67 . EVEN TO THIS DAY 668 68 . REGARDLESS OF THE REASON 661 69 . EVEN WITH ALL OF 651 70 . ALSO OF NOTE IS 634 71 . SO IN TERMS OF 625 72 . EARLY IN THE MORNING 606 73 . SO FOR THOSE OF 594 74 . FORTUNATELY FOR YOU , 593 75 . MORE ON THIS IN 592 76 . JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY 585 77 . JUST FOR THE RECORD 575 78 . JUST LIKE THAT . 574 79 . MAYBE IN THE FUTURE 566 80 . JUST FOR FUN , 563 81 . EARLIER IN THE WEEK 562 82 . WELL WORTH THE PRICE 558 83 . LATER IN THE GAME 556 84 . EARLIER IN HER CAREER 550 85 . SOON AFTER THAT , 546 86 . ONCE OUT OF THE 539 87 . REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE 536 88 . SO IN THE CASE 531 89 . EVEN WITH THE BEST 517 90 . SO TO ME , 515 91 . SO IN A SENSE 514 92 . HOW ABOUT THAT ? 507 93 . JUST BEFORE SERVING , 501 94 . EVEN IN THE CASE 500 95 . SO TO HELP YOU 498 96 . REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH 496 97 . REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE 482 98 . ALSO OF NOTE , 480 99 . FAR FROM IT , 475

100 . HOWEVER DUE TO THE 472

PELIC B1 STUDENT:

Even in the burning hot summer, some of them have spicy hot pot.

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Here is a similar C2 phrase:

Never in my wildest dreams had I thought I would be offered a starring role in Hollywood.