Which preposition to use with costly

than Occurrences 14%

Khaled, without hearing any more, took with him a hundred of his bravest horsemen, being those who had been brought up with Moharib and Zahir from their childhood, and, having provided themselves with presents even more costly than those they had taken before, they started off, and marched on until they came to the tribe of Saad.

for Occurrences 12%

British vigilance had been lax or the German fleet could never have gone so far from its base without discovery; and this laxity proved costly for the British; and might even have proven more costly still.

in Occurrences 11%

"I affect no great style, am not costly in feathers, A good honest brown I find most to my liking, It always looks neat, and is fit for all weathers, But I think your gray mixture is not very striking.

to Occurrences 11%

Yet the loss was as costly to him as to her, and would be remembered as long.

of Occurrences 8%

The most costly of our public buildings are either finished or nearly so, and we may, I think, safely promise ourselves a continued exemption from border difficulties.

as Occurrences 6%

It is evident, sir, that the scheme now proposed, is twice as costly as that which is recommended in opposition to it, and therefore, unless it will produce twice the advantage, it must be acknowledged to be imprudently chosen.

at Occurrences 3%

They last for half a lifetime, and are not costly at the outset.

by Occurrences 2%

I do not fear itwe can, if we manage well, make it very costly by bringing forward the people of Tunis and Morocco, not near the coast, but almost from the desert.

out Occurrences 1%

It required to work it machinery costly out of all proportion to the results obtained.

beyond Occurrences 1%

During her days of wealth the extravagance of Lady Frugal was unbounded, and her dress costly beyond conception; but Luke reduced her state to that of farmers' daughters in general.

with Occurrences 1%

Likewise we presented our letters sealed very costly with the great seale of the noble and mighty lords the Estates generall of the united Prouinces, and of Prince Mauritz, whome they termed their Prince.

Which preposition to use with  costly