Which preposition to use with beach

of Occurrences 118%

May be we didn't kick and tussle about, and tear up the sand on the beach of the lake some!

at Occurrences 89%

A faint ebb and flow whispered against the tiny gravel beach at the end.

in Occurrences 79%

There were not many villas then, and one rather bad hotel, but the sea was nearer than it is now and people all went to the beach in the morning, and fished for shrimps in the afternoon, and led a quiet out-of-doors life.

with Occurrences 52%

One day Vincy, alone on the beach with Edith, remarked that he wondered what had happened to Mavis.

on Occurrences 40%

Practically we knew nothing beyond the mile or so of beach on which we lived.

to Occurrences 33%

" Hovering just outside the final drag of the surf, under the skilful guidance of Congdon, the boat moved slowly along the line of beach to the line of cliff.

for Occurrences 33%

He put the bag in his pocket and walked along the beach for three miles.

under Occurrences 12%

They marched along the beach under cover of the low sand cliffs, and by dusk had crossed the mouth of the wadi and held some of the high ground to the north in face of determined opposition.

near Occurrences 11%

Her padrone has relations at Sant' Agata, as I have told your eccellenza, and his vessel has lain on the beach near the castle many a bleak winter.

by Occurrences 8%

We came back to our camp on the beach by ten o'clock, and had our first substantial meal of the day; for we had now adopted the Aleutian habit of taking simply a cup of tea and a piece of bread in order to make the earliest of starts each morning.

below Occurrences 8%

He was roused by the sound of voices on the beach below him.

before Occurrences 7%

" The proceedings in Sandy Beach before the local magistrate, Ephraim Gray, were brief.

like Occurrences 6%

" "What would you say to the note of a sealer who should lay down an island where the seals lie about on the beach like pigs in a pen, sunning themselves?

between Occurrences 6%

He landed his force on the beach between Fort Cassimer and Fort Christina near Wilmington, and an ensign with a drum was sent to the fort to demand the surrender.

from Occurrences 6%

Why this sheet of water should be called Mud Lake is a mystery, for though gloomy enough in every other respect, its bed is of sand, and it is surrounded by a sandy beach from fifteen to forty feet wide.

without Occurrences 5%

"Didn't you tear a hole in the hedge and stamp down the grass when by taking a few extra steps you could have reached the beach without difficulty?" "II simply tried to remove an illegal obstruction," declared Tunnygate indignantly.

beneath Occurrences 5%

She crouched between the rocks a moment; heard her mother slipping and splashing among the pools; and glided after her like a ghosta guardian angel rathertill she saw her emerge again for a moment into the moonlight, upon a strip of beach beneath the Nose.

beyond Occurrences 5%

But the night was moonless and black, and I neither saw nor heard aught stirring, save the gentle sea-wash on Moonfleet beach beyond the salt meadows.

towards Occurrences 5%

Her own convalescence had been a protracted one, but she told herself as she walked along the beach towards the smiling, evening sea that she was already stronger than her companion.

around Occurrences 4%

We set out from Tyre at an early hour, and rode along the beach around the head of the bay to the Ras-el-Abiad, the ancient Promontorium Album.

toward Occurrences 4%

Bob saw a big turtle crawling down the beach toward the water, and, knowing the flesh was good for food, he ran forward to catch it.

behind Occurrences 4%

He had engaged a sailor called Luff Williams to take them in his boat to the spot, a long sandy beach behind a high promontory some five or six miles from the city.

into Occurrences 4%

At the bottom of the hill the small stream that was trickling down the gully, by which we descended, joined another of larger size running over the beach into the sea, at about a quarter of a mile to the southward of that from which we watered.

after Occurrences 3%

The horses were tethered to a tree, the food got out, and we sat down on a pebbly beach after a bathe in a deep pool, so clear that it looked but four feet deep, though the bathers soon found it to be eight and more.

over Occurrences 3%

Tilda whistled 'Dolph back and fell to work again, filling her lap with nettles; but the load was scarcely complete before the dog, who had been whimpering and trembling with excitement, made another dash for the open, his yells all but drowning a thud of hooves with which a dark body hurled itself past the doorway, between the children and the sunshine, and so leapt clear for the beach over the fall.

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