Which preposition to use with began

with Occurrences 2595%

To begin with, I am not bound to please you with my answer.

in Occurrences 1069%

He replied, "as you have seen all that you can see of the moon, and the objects of the earth are yet too indistinct to excite much interest, I am not likely to have a more suitable occasion;" and after a short pause, he began in the way that the reader may see in the next chapter.

at Occurrences 1017%

[Footnote: A proverb, like "Charity begins at home."

by Occurrences 805%

I was quite puzzled, but Hatzfeldt, who was a great friend of Liszt's and knew all his peculiarities, when consulted by Madame A. as to what she could do to induce Liszt to play, had answered: "Begin by putting the piano in the furthest, darkest corner of the room, and put all sorts of heavy things on it.

to Occurrences 442%

Gradually, I began to weary with the sameness of the thing.

on Occurrences 341%

Beginning on the northwestern extremity of the group, I explored the chief tributary basins in succession, their moraines, roches moutonnées, and splendid glacier pavements, taking them in regular succession without any reference to the time consumed in their study.

as Occurrences 124%

"Modern physiologists," said the Doctor, "have arrived at the conclusion that man begins as a cell.

for Occurrences 101%

Hooper's sacrifice fly gave Cady a run, Doyle began for New York with a single, but the next three batters were retired in order.

of Occurrences 89%

One afternoon when we were all assembled in the drawing-room for tea, after a beautiful day's shooting, the conversation (generally retrospective) was so melancholy that I was rather impressed by it,"The beginning of the end,the culpable weakness of the Government and Moderate men, giving way entirely to the Radicals, an invitation to the Paris rabble to interfere with the sittings of the Chambers," and a variety of similar remarks.

from Occurrences 83%

Giving no reason of any kind, she told the governess that she had decided the children's holidays should begin from that day, and that she was unexpectedly going away with them almost immediately, and she added that she would not require Miss Townsend any more.

about Occurrences 54%

Any great secret?" "Oh no," answered Jack, laughing: "it began about that lot of verses that was pinned upon the notice-board this morning.

between Occurrences 41%

He obtained the stock necessary to make him owner of the New York organization from Mr. Andrew Freedman, but before he did so another Base Ball war had begun between the National League and the American League, a disagreement starting from the simplest of causes, but which, like many another such disagreement, resulted in the most damaging of conditions to the prosperity of the pastime.

under Occurrences 35%

Dickens was reporting for the Morning Chronicle, and was just starting on a journey, but yet there are here two separate flourishes; one begins under the s of Charles and ends under the C of that name; the other starts under the capital D and finishes below the n of Dickens.

without Occurrences 32%

"Bring on the coffee, Kaviak." "No," says the Colonel, "we won't begin without the other fellows.

before Occurrences 29%

Oftentimes on awaking I would find several new species leaning over me and looking me full in the face, so that my studies would begin before rising.

until Occurrences 24%

If we agree not to begin until six years old, the next question is the method.

after Occurrences 19%

"Naow look a-here, Abe," he began after a while, laying his hand on the other's knee, "dew yew know that yew come put' nigh gittin' swamped in the big breakers?

during Occurrences 17%

The Pilgrim's Progress The "Pilgrim's Progress" was begun during Bunyan's second and briefer term of imprisonment in Bedford gaol.

like Occurrences 15%

"It begins like this: Old Trius lives in our town, A haughty man is he,

against Occurrences 11%

In April his letters refer to the insurrectionary movements then beginning against the Holy Alliance.

among Occurrences 10%

Wild vines that begin among the willows lap over to the orchard rows, take the trellis and roof-tree.

within Occurrences 10%

They were now very near the cave, and she knew that unless she exerted herself housekeeping would begin within a very few moments.

near Occurrences 6%

Beginning near together, one on the mountains, the other by the sea, they had followed their separate devious ways, now far apart in the glad bright summer, now drawing together in the moonlight of the winter's night.

over Occurrences 6%

"There's no reason why you shouldn't come in on the ground floor in this proposition, Randolph," he was urging in continuance of the conversation begun over a table in the café.

through Occurrences 5%

Pompey, enraged by this and particularly because the authority which he himself had restored to the tribunes Clodius had used against him, was willing to recall Cicero, and immediately began through the agency of Ninnius to negotiate for his return.

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