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	of preposition


	Absurd, the noun


	Act of Parliament


	Act of Union, the


	age of consent noun


	Age of Enlightenment, the


	American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the


	American Association of Retired Persons, the


	American Revolutionary War, the


	Anne of Cleves


	Anne of Green Gables


	Archbishop of Canterbury, the


	Archbishop of Westminster, the


	Archbishop of York, the


	Ark of the Covenant nounCHRISTIANITY


	Articles of Confederation, the


	Associate of Arts nounCOLLEGE


	Augustine, St 1


	Augustine, St 2


	balance of payments nounECONOMICS


	balance of power nounMILITARY


	balance of trade nounECONOMICS


	Bank of America


	Bank of England, the


	Bank of Scotland, the


	Barber of Seville, The


	Bard of Avon


	Battle of Britain, the


	Battle of the Boyne


	Battle of the Bulge, the


	Bay of Biscay


	Bay of Pigs


	beast of burden nounANIMALS


	Benin, the People's Republic of


	Bernadette, Saint


	bicarbonate of soda nounFOOD


	bill of exchange noun


	bill of fare nounFOOD


	bill of lading nounWATER


	bill of rights nounCITIZENSHIP LAW


	Bill of Rights, the


	bill of sale nounBUSINESS


	bird of paradise nounBIRDS


	bird of passage nounBIRDS


	bird of prey nounBIRDS


	Biscay, Bay of


	Black Hole of Calcutta, the


	Board of Education


	Book of Common Prayer, The


	Boyne, the Battle of the


	Brewer's


	Brief History of Time, A


	British Board of Film Classification, the


	Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka


	Bunker Hill, the Battle of


	Bureau of Indian Affairs, the


	C of E noun


	California Institute of Technology


	Cape of Good Hope


	Catherine of Aragon


	Central Office of Information


	centre of gravity nounPHYSICS


	chain of command noun


	chamber of commerce nounBUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS


	Chancellor of the Exchequer nounOFFICIALS


	change of life nounHUMAN


	Changing of the Guard, the


	Charge of the Light Brigade, the


	chest of drawers nounFURNITURE


	Chicago Board of Trade, the


	chief of staff nounOCCUPATIONS MILITARY


	Church of England nounCHRISTIANITY


	Church of Ireland, the


	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the


	Church of Scotland noun


	City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the


	City of David


	City, the noun


	Civil Rights Act of 1964, the


	clerk of works nounOFFICIALS BUILDINGS


	Clive of India


	coat of arms noun


	Colossus of Rhodes


	Comedy of Errors, The


	comedy of manners nounTHEATRE


	coming of age noun


	Companion of Honour, the


	Confederation of British Industry, the


	Congo, Democratic Republic of


	Congo, Republic of


	Congressional Medal of Honor, the


	Constitution of the United States, the


	Copenhagen, the Battle of


	Corpus Christi 1


	cost of living noun


	Council for the Protection of Rural England, the


	Council of Europe, the


	council of war noun


	Court of Appeal nounLAW


	Court of Appeals nounLAW


	court of inquiry nounLAW


	court of law nounLAW


	Court of Session, the


	Court of St James, the


	Dance of Death


	Darling Buds of May, The


	Daughters of the American Revolution, the


	Day of Atonement, the


	day of judgement noun


	Day of the Triffids, The


	Death of a Salesman


	Declaration of Independence, the


	Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, The


	Defender of the Faith


	denial of service attack nounCOMPUTERS


	Department of Defense, the


	Department of Education, the


	Department of Health and Human Services, the


	Department of Health, the


	Department of Homeland security


	Department of Housing and Urban Development, the


	Department of Justice, the


	Department of Labor, the


	Department of Motor Vehicles, the


	Department of National Heritage, the


	Department of Social Security, the


	Department of State, the


	Department of the Environment, the


	Department of the Interior, the


	Department of the Interior, the


	Department of Trade and Industry, the


	Department of Transport, the


	Department of Transportation, the


	Diana, Princess of Wales


	Diary of a Nobody, The


	Diary of Anne Frank, The


	Dictionary of National Biography, The


	Director of Public Prosecutions


	Director of Studies nounEDUCATION


	Dissolution of the Monasteries, the


	District of Columbia


	Doctor of Philosophy nounCOLLEGE


	Duchess of Windsor, the


	Duchess of York, the


	Duke of Edinburgh, the


	Duke of Edinburgh's award, the noun


	Duke of Wellington, the


	Duke of Windsor, the


	Duke of York, the


	East Sea, the


	Eden nounCHRISTIANITY


	Edinburgh, Duke of


	Edinburgh Festival, the


	Essex, the Earl of


	European Court of Human Rights, the


	European Court of Justice, the


	fact of life noun


	Father of the Church


	Feast of Tabernacles


	Feast of Weeks, the


	Federal Bureau of Investigation nounCRIME AND LAW


	Federal Republic of Germany, the


	Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the


	Feeding of the Five Thousand, the


	Festival of Britain


	Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols


	figure of eight noun


	figure of speech noun


	Fire of London, the


	Fistful of Dollars, A


	Forest of Dean


	Fountain of Youth, the


	Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the


	Fourth of July


	Francis of Assisi, St


	Free Church of Scotland, the


	Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, the


	Freedom of Information Act


	Friends of the Earth


	front of house noun


	Galilee, the Sea of


	Garden of Eden noun


	Garden of England


	Garter, the Order of the


	Governor of the Bank of England, the


	Grand Old Duke of York, the


	Grapes of Wrath, The


	Great Fire of London, the


	Great Seal of the United States, the


	Great Wall of China


	Group of Eight, the


	Group of Seven, the


	Guinness Book of Records, The


	Gulf of Mexico


	Hall of Fame noun


	hall of residence nounCOLLEGE


	hard of hearing adjectiveILLNESS AND DISABILITY


	head of state nounGOVERNMENT


	Heart of Darkness


	Heart of England


	Helen of Troy


	High Court of Justiciary, the


	holy of holies noun


	Horn of Africa


	Horse of the Year Show, the


	Hound of the Baskervilles, The


	house of cards noun


	House of Commons noun


	House of Lords noun


	House of Representatives noun


	Houses of Parliament noun


	Hunchback of Notre Dame, The


	Ides of March, the


	Ignatius of Loyola, St


	Importance of Being Earnest, The


	Inns of Court, the


	inspector of taxes nounTAX


	Institute of Economic Affairs


	International Court of Justice, the


	Isle of Dogs


	Isle of Man


	Isle of Wight


	jack-of-all-trades noun


	Japan, the Sea of


	Jaws of Life noun


	Joan of Arc


	John of Gaunt


	Joint Chiefs of Staff, the


	Joseph of Arimathea, Saint


	Joy of Cooking, The


	judgment day nounCHRISTIANITY


	Justice of the Peace nounLAW


	Katherine of Aragon


	Kells, The Book of


	Kind of Loving, A


	King of the Jews


	Knights of the Round Table, the


	Knights Templars, the


	Lady of the Lake, the


	Lady of the Lamp, the


	Lamb of God, the


	Land of Hope and Glory


	Land of My Fathers


	Last Night of the Proms, the


	Last of the Mohicans, The


	Law of Moses, the


	Leader of the House, the


	Leader of the Opposition, the


	League of Nations, the


	League of Women Voters, the


	Leaning Tower of Pisa


	Leaves of Grass


	left-of-centre adjectiveGROUPINGS


	Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The


	letter of credit nounLOANS


	Library of Congress, the


	lily of the valley nounGARDENING PLANTS


	line of scrimmage nounAMERICAN FOOTBALL


	Lloyd's


	Lloyd's Register


	London School of Economics, the


	London University


	Lord of Misrule, the


	Lord of the Flies


	Lord of the Rings, The


	Loyola, St Ignatius (of)


	maid of honour nounOCCUPATIONS FAMILY


	Maid of Orleans, the


	man of letters nounLITERATURE


	Man, the Isle of


	man-of-war nounNAVY


	March of Dimes, the


	marriage of convenience noun


	Marriage of Figaro, The


	Marshal of the Royal Air Force


	Marston Moor, Battle of


	Mary Queen of Scots


	Massacre of the Innocents, the


	Master of Arts nounCOLLEGE


	master of ceremonies nounLEISURE


	Master of Science nounCOLLEGE


	Master of the Rolls


	matron of honour noun


	matter-of-fact adjective


	Medal of Honor


	Member of Parliament nounOFFICIALS


	Men of Harlech


	Merchant of Venice, The


	Merry Wives of Windsor, The


	Metropolitan Museum of Art


	middle-of-the-road adjective


	milk of magnesia nounDRUGS, MEDICINES


	minister of state nounOFFICIALS


	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food


	Ministry of Defence, the


	miscarriage of justice nounLAW


	Misrule, Lord of


	Monte Cristo, the Count of


	Mosaic Law


	Mother of God nounCHRISTIANITY


	mother-of-pearl nounJEWELLERY


	Mount of Olives


	Mull


	Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The


	Museum of London


	Museum of Mankind


	Museum of Modern Art


	Museum of the Moving Image, the


	My Country 'Tis of Thee


	Mystery of Edwin Drood, The


	Nation of Islam, the


	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People


	National Foundation of the Arts and the Humanities


	National Gallery of Art


	New England Journal of Medicine, The


	New York Review of Books, The


	News of the World, The


	next of kin noun


	Notre Dame, University of


	O Little Town of Bethlehem


	of course adverb


	Office of Fair Trading, the


	Office of Management and Budget, the


	Old Lady of Threadneedle Street


	Old Man of the Sea, The


	Olives, the Mount of


	On the Origin of Species


	order of magnitude noun


	Order of Merit, the


	Order of the Bath, the


	Order of the Garter, the


	Order of the Thistle, the


	Organization of African Unity


	Organization of American States, the


	Origin of Species, the


	out of doors adverb


	out of work adjectiveCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT


	out-of-body experience noun


	out-of-court settlement nounLAW


	out-of-date adjective


	out-of-pocket expenses nounCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT


	out-of-state adjective


	out-of-the-way adjective


	out-of-town adjective


	Palace of Westminster


	part of speech nounGRAMMAR


	personality cult nounPOLITICS


	Phantom of the Opera, The


	Picture of Dorian Gray, The


	Pigs, Bay of


	Pillars of Hercules


	pipe of peace noun


	Pirates of Penzance, The


	Planet of the Apes


	plaster of Paris nounSCULPTURE


	Pledge of Allegiance, the


	point of order nounVOTING


	point of reference noun


	point of sale nounTRADE


	point of view noun


	port of call nounWATER


	port of entry noun


	Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, A


	Portuguese man-of-war nounANIMALS


	power of attorney nounLAW


	presence of mind noun


	Prevention of Terrorism Act, the


	Prince of Darkness, the


	Prince of Peace, the


	Prince of Wales noun


	Princess of Wales


	prisoner of conscience nounJAIL AND PUNISHMENT


	prisoner of war nounMILITARY JAIL AND PUNISHMENT


	Prisoner of Zenda, The


	Professional Golfers' Association of America


	Queen of Hearts, the


	Queen of Sheba, the


	Queen of the May


	rate of exchange nounCURRENCIES


	rate of return nounBUSINESS BASICS FINANCE


	Republic of Ireland, the


	Ride of the Valkyries, the


	right of appeal nounLAW


	right of way nounROADS


	right-of-centre adjectiveGROUPINGS


	Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the


	Rock of Gibraltar


	roll of honour noun


	Roses, War of the


	Royal Academy of Music, the


	Royal College of Art, the


	Royal College of Music, the


	Royal College of Nurses, the


	run-of-the-mill adjective


	Scilly Isles


	Scone, the Stone of


	Sea of Marmara


	Secretary of State noun


	Seven Wonders of the World, the


	Sheba, Queen of


	Sheriff of Nottingham, the


	show of hands nounVOTING


	Silence of the Lambs, The


	Sing a song of sixpence


	Skye


	Slaughter of the Innocents, the


	sleight of hand nounPERFORMING


	Slough of Despond, the


	Society of Friends, the


	Society of Jesus, the


	sodium bicarbonate nounCOOKING


	soldier of fortune nounOCCUPATIONS ARMY


	son of a bitch noun


	son of a gun noun


	Son of God noun


	Song of Solomon, the


	Sons of Liberty, the


	Sound of Music, The


	South Africa


	South of France


	Spirit of St. Louis, The


	spur-of-the-moment adjective


	standard of living nounECONOMICS


	Star of Bethlehem, the


	Star of David nounJUDAISM


	state of emergency nounGOVERNMENT


	State of the Union address, the


	State Opening of Parliament, the


	state-of-the-art adjective


	Statue of Liberty


	statute of limitations nounLAW


	Stone of Scone, the


	Strait of Magellan


	stream of consciousness nounLITERATURE


	Sukkot


	Tale of a Tub, A


	Tale of Two Cities, A


	Taming of the Shrew, The


	Tess of the D'Urbervilles


	Tomb of the Unknowns


	Top of the Pops


	top-of-the-range adjective


	tour of duty nounCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT


	Tower of Babel, the


	Tower of London


	Trafalgar, the Battle of


	Trail of Tears, the


	Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, the


	Treaty of Rome, the


	Treaty of Versailles, the


	Tree of Knowledge, the


	tug of love noun


	tug-of-war nounOTHER SPORTS


	Turn of the Screw, The


	turn-of-the-century adjective


	U.S. of A.


	undreamed-of adjective


	unheard of adjective


	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the


	United States of America, the


	Universal Declaration of Human Rights


	University of London, the


	Ur


	Variety Club of Great Britain, the


	Veterans of Foreign Wars


	Voice of America, the


	Volunteers of America


	vote of censure nounPARLIAMENTS VOTING


	vote of confidence nounVOTING


	vote of no confidence nounVOTING


	vote of thanks noun


	Wales, the Prince of


	walk of life noun


	War of 1812, the


	war of attrition noun


	War of Independence, the


	war of nerves noun


	War of the Worlds, The


	war of words nounPOLITICS


	Wars of the Roses, the


	way of life noun


	weapons of mass destruction noun


	Well of Loneliness, The


	well thought of adjective


	Wellington, Duke of


	West Germany


	White Cliffs of Dover


	Wicked Witch of the West, the


	Wife of Bath, the


	William of Orange, King


	Wizard of Oz, The


	work of art nounARTS


	World Council of Churches, the


	Wounded Knee, Battle of


	York, Duke of