Which preposition to use with chases

of Occurrences 126%

Said he: "I wish, Bill, that you were not so tired by your chase of to-day, for you know the country better than the rest of the boys, and I am certain that you could go through.

after Occurrences 74%

countryThe Red-Legged ScoutsA Trip to DenverDeath of my MotherI Awake one Morning to Find myself a SoldierI am put on Detached Service as a ScoutThe Chase after PriceAn Unexpected Meeting with Wild BillAn Unpleasant SituationWild Bill's Escape from the Southern LinesThe Charge upon Price's ArmyWe return to Springfield.

IN Occurrences 60%

THE CHASE ON THE ISLANDTHE CHASE IN THE LAKETHE BEARGAMBLING FOR GLORYANECDOTE OF NOAH AND THE GENTLEMAN WHO OFFERED TO OFFICIATE AS PILOT ON BOARD THE ARK.

With Occurrences 58%

The Fians sojourned by the shore Of comely Cromarty, and o'er The wooded hill pursued the chase With ardour.

from Occurrences 34%

They arrived safe, but only by the skin of their teeth, for both had been chased from their first entrance into American waters, and only their big topsails and a favouring wind brought them off.

to Occurrences 29%

Then came a numbing fear that Beauregard's bragging host had fled, and that the movement would turn out a tedious stern chase to Richmond.

on Occurrences 28%

The Chase on the IslandThe Chase on the LakeThe BearGambling for GloryAnecdote of Noah and the Gentleman who offered to Officiate as Pilot on Board the Ark CHAPTER XXI.

for Occurrences 26%

But do not the secular look upon growth as a sort of chasea chase for more learning, more money, a bigger business, a higher degree, a better position, a brilliant marriage,a struggle for wealth, renown, acclaim?

into Occurrences 16%

As the activities of his daily life are the only ones known to him, he fights his battles over again, he simulates the serious business of life, and transfers, for instance, the incidents of the chase into a dance.

through Occurrences 13%

I think you would snap, too, if you were chased through street and lane and alley, till your blood was in a perfect fever, and you hardly knew which way you were running!

by Occurrences 12%

" A moment later the old man began to understand that if he held on to the prize he would be left far behind in the chase by our people, because it was far too cumbersome to be carried at a rapid pace, and then he regretted having found it.

over Occurrences 11%

Even now the terrible thrills chased over her.

across Occurrences 9%

Three days around Knockfarrel they pursued The chase across the hills and through the wood, Round Ussie Loch and Dingwall's soundless shore; But meagre were the burdens that they bore At even to their dwellings.

as Occurrences 9%

"It is said that this young stranger, whom they chased as a thief, and carried off as a slave, had a complexion no darker than his.

like Occurrences 9%

" "You can please me by acting like a human being and not getting me home on wild-goose chases like this.

out Occurrences 9%

He was chased out of Egypt, captured on the coast of Palestine, and then, it is gravely recorded, he was given sesame oil to drink for a month, till his skin stripped off, whereupon it was stuffed with straw and hung up on a beam, as a reminder to him who would be admonished.

at Occurrences 8%

Description of the royal stag-chase at Windsor Forest.

about Occurrences 6%

It will be plain to the quick-minded that, towards the end, there will be a certain chasing about of little fractions of votes, and a slight modification of the quota due to voting papers having no second or third preferences marked upon them, a chasing about that it will be difficult for an untrained intelligence to follow.

off Occurrences 6%

They were broken in an instant; were chased off the field; and Edward, transported by his martial ardour, and eager to revenge the insolence of the Londoners against his mother

before Occurrences 4%

In consequence he abstained from the chase before dinner, dispelling the uneasiness of his unregulated mind by serious business.

among Occurrences 3%

* * The troop then follow'd where their chief had gone, Pursuing his stern chase among the trees, And leave the two companions there alone, One surely dead, the other scarcely less.

around Occurrences 3%

" These words relieved Blossom's feelings and made him vow that he would not let another ball play chase around his feet.

within Occurrences 3%

I inform you that they are cast, and will be chased within the space of a month, or rather more.

than Occurrences 2%

And if he hunt any other chase than that which he first undertooke, we say he hunteth change."

between Occurrences 2%

As the distance from the islet to the island did not much exceed a hundred or two yards, Captain Cuffe hoped to inclose his chase between himself and the land, never dreaming that the stranger w

Which preposition to use with  chases