| S/N | Forms | Spoken Component | Written Component | Total | Percentage of Occurrence |
| 1 | in addition to | 5 | 15 | 20 | 53 |
| 2 | in spite of | 6 | 12 | 18 | 50 |
| 3 | in terms of | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 |
| 4 | in view of | 2 | 11 | 13 | 49 |
| 5 | on behalf of | 9 | 3 | 12 | 33.3 |
| 6 | in line with | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | in accordance with | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | with respect to | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14.3 |
| 9 | by virtue of | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| 10 | in response to | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | with regard to | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 12 | with reference to | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| 13 | without prejudice to | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| 14 | in relation to | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 |
| 15 | in consonance with | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 16 | in front of | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 17 | in respect to | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.4 |
| 18 | in front of | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | in absence of | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
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| Total | 38 | 70 | 108 | 19 |