Which preposition to use with butler

in Occurrences 32%

Inspector Chippenfield glared fiercely at the butler in order to impress upon him the fact that subterfuge was useless.

of Occurrences 29%

" The Moseley arms in F was kept by an old butler of the family, and Sir Edward every year, in going to or coming from L, spent a night under its roof.

to Occurrences 19%

It seems that some one has spread the story among them that Lincoln has sent Butler to Fort Monroe to receive all the negroes on the Peninsula.

at Occurrences 17%

Birchill, who had been living on the girl, was furious with anger when he learnt that Sir Horace had cut off the monetary allowance he had been making her, and, on discovering by some means that his former prison associate Hill was now the butler at Sir Horace Fewbanks's house, he planned his revenge.

from Occurrences 10%

The butler from behind his chair looked down upon his master's carefully parted and picturesque hair, wondering why he sat so still, wondering what he saw that he looked so steadily at that one particular spot in the panelled wall, and lingered so unusually long over the last few drops of his wine.

by Occurrences 9%

" Mr. Sharp rose in a dazed fashion and saw Mr. Culpepper grasp Mr. Butler by the hand.

with Occurrences 7%

When the former suggestion was laid before Abdulla, he contemned it with unmeasured scorn and then turned and rent the spirit of the butler with winged words, but the small boy's opinion seemed to give him pause.

for Occurrences 6%

Marry, then, I can; straight to the kitchen-dresser, to John the cook, and get me a good piece of beef and brewis; and then to the buttery-hatch, to Thomas the butler for a jack of beer, and there for an hour I'll so belabour myself; and therefore I pray you call me not till you think I have done, I pray you, good master.

on Occurrences 5%

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into Occurrences 3%

His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.

as Occurrences 2%

The lady was well-known to the butler as Mrs. Holymead, the wife of a distinguished barrister, who had been one of his master's closest friends.

up Occurrences 2%

The spring campaign was preceded, in February, by two movements of the Federal forces: one the advance of General B.F. Butler up the Peninsula to the Chickahominy, where for a few hours he threatened Richmond, only to retire hastily when opposed by a few local troops; the other the expedition of General Kilpatrick with a body of cavalry, from the Rapidan toward Richmond, with the view of releasing the Federal prisoners there.

under Occurrences 2%

The youngest table-servant demands twelve rupees a month, no one will engage as a butler under twenty, and the remainder are in proportion.

between Occurrences 1%

" He drew aside to let Howard follow the butler between the two footmen drawn up beside the door, and they entered the dining-room.

before Occurrences 1%

At the turn of the stairs on the first floor he saw the back of the butler before the open door.

out Occurrences 1%

Butler out of England is hardly known, certainly he is not much valued either as a divine or a philosopher; but in England, though we criticise him freely, it will be a long time before he is out of date.

over Occurrences 1%

Thus the lord chamberlain had jurisdiction over the drapers, mercers, furriers, shoemakers, tailors, and other dealers in articles of wearing apparel; the barbers were governed by the king's varlet and barber; the head baker was governor over the bakers; and the head butler over the wine merchants.

through Occurrences 1%

[Exeunt BUTLER through one door, MACDONALD and DEVEREUX through the other.

unto Occurrences 1%

He restored his butler unto his office, and to serve him of the cup, and that other was hanged, that the truth of the interpreter was believed and proved.

down Occurrences 1%

The journalist followed the butler down the long library overlooking green sward to a quiet nook, if he might venture to speak of Mr. Walter Poole's study as a quiet nook.

after Occurrences 1%

Lafayette left Peekskill, feigned an attack upon Staten Island in passing, marched rapidly by Philadelphia to the head of the Chesapeake,they all call it the "head of Elk,"crowded his men on such boats as he found there, and, like General Butler after him, went down to Annapolis.

about Occurrences 1%

Accordingly, though he differs from Butler about this matter of "the ordinary sense," he cites the foregoing suggestions of this author, with the following compliment: "These remarks appear to me just, and conclusive on this point.

near Occurrences 1%

A large force was under Butler near Petersburg, and Sheridan had driven out the enemy from the Valley of the Shenandoah with his magnificent cavalry.

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