prepositions of time "The Landlady"

By the time he got to Bath it was about nine o'clock ____ the evening.

• in

• on

• at

Eggs are expensive ____ the moment.

• in

• on

• at

She looked exactly like the mother of one's best schoolfriend welcoming one into the house to stay ____ the Christmas holidays.

• in

• for

• at

You may light the gas fire ____ any time if you feel chilly.

• on

• at

• in

"But ____ you go to bed, would you be kind enough to pop into the sitting-room on the ground floor and sign the book?"

• before

• after

• at

A few minutes later, ____ unpacking his suitcase and wasching his hands, he trotted downstairs.

• before

• after

• while

"Haven't there been any other guests here except them ____ the last two or three years?

• on

• at

• in

____ half a minute or so, neither of them spoke.

• During

• For

• While

"Christopher Mulholland's is nearly a year ____ that - more than three years ____.

• before - since

• since - ago

• before - ago