Prepositions

To get a job as a secretary, you must be good ......... typing and answering phones.

We can do this work ..... any extra help.

The package arrived ..... the nick of time. We are going to meet the deadline now. I can't thank you enough for sending it off so quickly.

Well, ..... the circumstances, I think I can forgive you for making such a poor decision. I know that you are going through a rough time, but please remember that you still have to be responsible and considerate of others.

I am ..... strict orders. I can't let anyone into the building until the homicide detectives are finished with their investigation.

Why don't you ask Mr. Jefferson about that invoice? He is the one who is ..... charge of our filing system.

My wife and I are going to Hawaii next week. We will be ..... the island for 10 days.

I would like to provide more information for you today but I am ..... of answers until the engineers get back to me with a reason for the failure and a possible solution.

If you mess up again, Sergeant, I will put you back ..... patrol with the brand-new police officers.

He goes ..... the name of Moose most of the time but his real name is Mark. I think Moose is a childhood nickname that stuck.