Complex Prepositions (Multiple Prepositional Phrases)

1.Two-word Preposition
according to (according to)
ahead of (before...)
along with (with...)
apart from (except...)
apropos of (about)
as for (as to)
as to (as for)
because of
but for
care of
due to
except for
instead of
irrespective of
next to
out of out, owing
to
previous(ly) to
prior to
regardless of
save for
thanks to
together with ( With...)
up to (until, busy...)
what with (due to)

2.Three-word Preposition
at variance with
by force of
by means of
by reason of
by way of
for fear of
for lack of
in addition to
in/on behalf of
in case of
in comparison with
in connection with
in contrast to/with ...different)
in consequence of (due to)
in danger of (dangerous)
in defiance of (ignoring...)
in excess of (exceeding)
in line with (consistent with...)
in place of (replacing)
in point of
in return for
in search of
in spite of
in terms of
in view of
on account of
on/under pain of
on top of
under cover of
under/on (the) pretence of with
/without reference to
with/without regard to
with respect to
without prejudice to

3. four-word Preposition
at the expense of at the mercy
of
at the rate of
for the benefit of
for the purpose of
for the sake of ( in
the care of
in the event of (if it happens)
in the interest of
in the pay of
in the teeth of
in the wake of
in the way of
in the process of
on/at the brink of
on the eve of
on the ground of
on the part of
on the point of
on the score of
on the strength of
on the watch for
on the verge of to the exclusion
of
to/in the prejudice of
under the auspices of
under the guise of
with a view to
with an eye to
with the exception of