Prepositions and sentence structure

Would a teacher be so kind as to help me correct the following sentences?

We were able to use/turn that to/in our advantage.

This is the 3rd bus I've seen pass [by] in the other direction and I'm still waiting for mine.

It's a wash in terms of/as to how long it takes me to get home. The bus takes 20 minutes so does the subway.

Do you walk [up/on] escalators or do you stand [still] on escalators?

The statue of Liberty in Paris is big but it is small relative to the one in NY City.
The statue of Liberty in Paris is big but it is small relatively to the one in NY City.

Lets have lunch somewhere we have been [to].

Thank you