Which preposition to use with candies

in Occurrences 14%

So, with a severe air of suppressed indignation, he shows us to a couple of ineligible seats, where the draft disarranges MARGARET'S hair, and the charity children drop books of the op, that is to say, prayer-books, and molasses candy in unpleasant proximity to our helpless feet.

for Occurrences 10%

He had brought a paper of coarse, cheap candy for Deanie, but the child was asleep.

from Occurrences 8%

They buy vegetables and candy from the Greeks.

with Occurrences 7%

The rind is very thick, and, when candied with sugar, forms an excellent sweetmeat.

to Occurrences 7%

"Once he brought a bag of candy to school, and I thought he was coming up to hand it to me, but he turned red in the face and stuffed it right into his pocket.

on Occurrences 4%

There was not a book in the room, except one in a yellow cover lying beside a box of candy on the mantelpiece, but every ledge, table, projection, or shelf was covered with small, queerly fashioned, dully gleaming objects of ivory, or silver, or brass, or carved wood, or porcelain.

at Occurrences 3%

Then he purchased a five-pound box of candy at the confectioner's shop, and Tom and Sam did the same.

into Occurrences 3%

"I put some candy into my pajamas pocket when I went to bed, because the time I like to eat it best is just before breakfastif people only wouldn't row so about my doing it.

after Occurrences 2%

I left Candy after a stay of three days, and returned to Colombo, where I was obliged to stop another day, as it was Sunday, and there was no mail.

out Occurrences 2%

A traveller, on arriving, if it does not happen to be meal-time, is always presented with a cup of tea, without sugar, milk, or bread; unless occasionally, when you may be favoured with a small piece of sugar-candy out of a tin snuff-box, to be kept in your mouth to sweeten the bitter beverage as it passes.

before Occurrences 2%

And sure enough that was the case, for although they had eaten almost all of the ice cream and candy before now the two boxes were filled again.

of Occurrences 2%

It was pink wintergreen candy of course!

without Occurrences 1%

The rest of the boys wanted to sit as far back as possible, where they could whisper, and show each other pictures, and eat candy without too much danger of being discovered.

against Occurrences 1%

We carried a bag of candy against a sudden appetitecolt's foot, a penny to the stick.

as Occurrences 1%

"Miss Marvin," said Mr. Denton, "I wish you to answer a question: Are you in the habit of receiving boxes of candy as presents?"

between Occurrences 1%

The country people cut a raw turnep in thin slices, and a lemon in the same manner: and by placing the slices alternately with sugar-candy between each, the juice of the turnep is extracted, and is used as a pleasant and good remedy in obstinate coughs, and will be found to relieve persons thus afflicted, if taken immediately after each fit.

by Occurrences 1%

I car'ied water to Marse Bob's sto' close by an' he would allus give me candy by de double han'full, an' as many juice harps as I wanted.

about Occurrences 1%

To candy Orange-Flowers:Take half a pound of double-refin'd sugar finely beaten, wet it with orange-flower-water, then boil it candy-high, then put in a handful of orange-flowers, keeping it stirring, but let it not boil, and when the sugar candies about them, take it off the fire, drop it on a plate, and set it by till 'tis cold.

Which preposition to use with  candies