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Behind – at the back of; to the rear to we heard these footsteps behind us;
There is a large garden behind the house.
We’re years behind the Americans in space research. (A. Sill toe’s “Key to the door”)
Between – is often used somewhere in the middle of a space or a period.
I sat between different people.
This is just between you so me.
… the feelings between mother so child. (A. Sillitoe’s “Key to the door”)
On – is a preposition of place, which means the connecting, touching?
The food is on the table.
Let’s sit on the grass.
I hate driving on motorway.
He was hit on the head.
She put his hsos on my shoulder. (A. Sillitoe’s “Key to the door”)
Above - is the opposite of below. The general meaning is “higher than” or “in a higher place”. As a preposition of place, above often means “on a higher level than”.
Seals with lie just above high water mark.
The helicopter was above our heads.
It was above average in quality.
The town lies in a high valley 700 feet above sea level.
A major is above captain. (A. Sillitoe’s “Key to the door”)
Among – means in the middle of; one of; existing in; so is normally followed by plural nouns, referring to three or more people of things.
I could just make out a small cabin cruiser among the sailing boats.
The cold water pipes are among the most frequent causes of trouble in a house. (A. Sillitoe’s “Key to the door”)

Prepositions of time is usually occur as adjunct of postmodifier, but it can occasionally be itself the complement of a temporal prepositions. The temporal uses of prepositions frequent suggest metaphorical extensions.

Thus, at, in, on, during so others when are some extent parallel to the same items as positive prepositions of position.