Which preposition to use with consumed

in Occurrences 214%

Each one would, in that case, instead of having half his neighbour's cattle, have all his own; and, being kept in their native pastures, they would be less likely to stray away, and you could therefore slay and eat as you wanted them; whereas, in your hunting matches many more are either killed or maimed than are wanted for present use, and they are consequently consumed in waste.

with Occurrences 103%

We went into town one afternoonall the toys were spread out on tables in her little parlour at the back of the shop (her little girl attending to the customers, who were consumed with curiosity as to why our carriage was waiting so long at the door) and we made our selection.

at Occurrences 17%

The few pounds of honey and wax produced are consumed at home, and are scarcely taken into account among the coarser products of the farm.

on Occurrences 16%

No matter how much Democratic principle Jack would consume on one of his electioneering tours he always clung to the silver dollar.

to Occurrences 15%

Full many a warrior brave, And many a soldier perished in that heat, Consumed to ashes.

per Occurrences 11%

Divide 166.32 by the number of pounds of coal consumed per actual horse power per hour; the quotient is the duty in millions of pounds.

before Occurrences 8%

5 Nought we know dies: shall that alone which knows Be as a sword consumed before the sheath By sightless lightning?

like Occurrences 7%

I found neither the blemishes nor the dislikes (which had troubled me): all appeared to me consumed like a straw in a great fire."

as Occurrences 7%

Westley Keyts, being skilfully awakened without scandal by his wife, drank a cup of strong coffee to clear his brain, and cordially consumed as many segments of cake as he was able to glean from passing trays, speculating comfortably, meanwhile, about the message of Emerson,chiefly as to why Emerson had not sent it by mail, thus savinghe estimatedat least a hundred and twenty dollars in telegraph tolls.

for Occurrences 6%

Furthermore, he must learn that in a free country every individual must be taught to be self-dependent, that no one owes him a living, that he ought to produce a little more than he consumes for the sake of the unfortunate.

from Occurrences 6%

This road will reach entirely across the country, from Christiania on the Swedish frontier to Bergen on the Atlantic coast, thus making connection between the two largest cities of Norway, journeys between which are now only possible by steamships and carriages, consuming from three to six days.

during Occurrences 5%

About three hundred turtle were obtained, averaging from 90 to 100 pounds each, and as much fish as they could consume during their stay was caught.

within Occurrences 5%

Upon none of these importations had any duty been collected, except a sum of $3,248.80 paid to Inspector Constantine in 1894, by the North American Transportation and Trading Company and others, and it is safe to conclude, especially when it is remembered that the country produces none of the articles consumed within it except fresh meat, that a large revenue was being lost to the public exchequer under the then existing conditions.

by Occurrences 5%

The other alcove is occupied by a writing-table, where sits, intent on the employment that consumes by far the greater portion of his time, the potent monarch of Spain, the "most pious and most prudent" Philip the Second.

without Occurrences 4%

Nothing is produced in vain, nothing consumed without a cause.

than Occurrences 3%

" In other places butchers were far from acquiring the same importance which they did in France and Belgium (Figs. 90 and 91), where much more meat was consumed than in Spain, Italy, or even in Germany.

between Occurrences 3%

Then some time between Christmas and New-Year came the Christmas pantomime at the Tivoli, with its bewildering array of scantily clad fairies and dashing Amazons and languishing princes in pale-blue tights; to say nothing of the Queen Charlottes consumed between acts through faintly yellow straws.

under Occurrences 3%

Three days were consumed under the pretence of studying more scrupulously all the signs and appearances, and still not one of them had courage to speak out.

among Occurrences 2%

Is't not a plague, an horrible abuse, A king, a King of England, should be father To four such proper youths as Hal and Dick, My brother Geoffrey, and my proper self, And yet not give his sons such maintenance, As he consumes among his minions? RICH.

into Occurrences 1%

"But 'the wicked shall perish; they shall consume into smoke, they shall consume away.'

above Occurrences 1%

The body of the murdered naturalist was buried at the fatal camp, but the grave was left unmarked, and a large fire built and consumed above it to hide all traces of it from the natives.

amidst Occurrences 1%

The mortal dame, too feeble to engage The lightning's flashes and the thunder's rage, Consumed amidst the glories she desired, 90 And in the terrible embrace expired.

about Occurrences 1%

Also they consume about these Varely or idol houses great store of leafe-gold, for that they ouerlay all the tops of the houses with gold, and some of them are couered with golde from the top to the foote: in couering whereof there is great store of gold spent, for that euery 10.

of Occurrences 1%

On being informed by his physician that he was going to die of indigestion, on account of the quantity he was consuming of a delicious fish, "Be it so," he calmly observed; "but before I die, let me finish the remainder.

out Occurrences 1%

At this point, therefore, we need only say that Spinoza's religion of one divine Substance, whose unity in variety is holy, ought to stir within us with not less fervour, at least the spirit of the Psalmist's concluding prayer: "Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth and let the wicked be no more.

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