Representing when, where, how and why

Representing where

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Using prepositional phrases: in

In is used to mean "within", "enclosed by", or "surrounded by":

I had already found my own in the drawer. (Microconcord Corpus A)

Forty tablets remained in the bottle. (Microconcord Corpus B)

I don't know if I could stand working in a factory. (Bank of English)

I don't hear the phone when I'm in the garden. (Bank of English)

Put a little bit of washing up liquid in the water. (Bank of English)

I noticed in the sky above me a sort of kite. (Bank of English)

 Introduction
 Using adverbs
 Using prepositional phrases: at
 Using prepositional phrases: on
 Using prepositional phrases: in
 Using prepositional phrases: at, on and in
 Using prepositional phrases: at and to
 Using prepositional phrases: between and among