S/N | PNP-Constructions | Spoken Component | Written Component | Total | Percentage | Frequency (pmw) |
1 | in terms of | 87 | 58 | 145 | 25 | 144 |
2 | in addition to | 12 | 26 | 38 | 7 | 37.6 |
3 | in spite of | 13 | 23 | 36 | 6.3 | 35.6 |
4 | on behalf of | 18 | 13 | 31 | 5.3 | 30.7 |
5 | in favour of | 19 | 9 | 28 | 4.8 | 26.7 |
6 | in line with | 10 | 16 | 26 | 4.4 | 24.7 |
7 | in front of | 13 | 12 | 25 | 4.3 | 23.7 |
8 | in accordance with | 9 | 14 | 23 | 3.9 | 22.7 |
9 | in respect of | 11 | 11 | 22 | 3.8 | 21.7 |
10 | in view of | 7 | 14 | 21 | 3.6 | 20.7 |
11 | with respect to | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3.4 | 19.8 |
12 | in touch with | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.2 | 18.8 |
13 | with regard to | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2.7 | 13.9 |
14 | in relation to | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.4 | 13.9 |
15 | by virtue of | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 11.8 |
16 | in response to | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
17 | in support of | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
18 | in form of | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
19 | in honour of | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
20 | in contact with | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5.9 |
21 | with reference to | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
22 | in conjunction with | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
23 | in connection with | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
24 | in excess of | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
25 | in lieu of | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
26 | in recognition of | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
27 | in place of | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
28 | in consonance with | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
29 | in consultation with | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.3 | 1.98 |
30 | in charge of | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.3 | 1.98 |
31 | on top of | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 1.98 |
32 | in collaboration with | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 1.98 |