Which preposition to use with coveted

for Occurrences 19%

" Then there is the basil with its mystic virtues, and the cumin-see and cyclamen, which from the time of Theophrastus have been coveted for their magic virtues.

as Occurrences 7%

All concerned in the affair were brought to justice, but the abbey of Faversham was no longer coveted as a place of abode.

in Occurrences 6%

Our rulers cannot well hope to extend a power already autocratic, and we take care to leave them nothing to covet in the way of wealth.

with Occurrences 4%

I had just missed the desire of my life, the one precious treasure which I coveted with my whole undisciplined heart, and not being what you call a man of self-restraint, I was chafed by my defeat far beyond the bounds I have usually set for myself.

to Occurrences 3%

That is unquestionably what Russia wants and covets to-day, and what the other great Powers are determined she shall not have.

in Occurrences 2%

For centuries before the Russian empire was consolidated by the wisdom, the enterprise, and the conquests of Peter the Great, the Russians cast longing eyes on Constantinople as the prize most precious and most coveted in their sight.

by Occurrences 2%

If our leg or arm offend us, we covet by all means possible to redress it; and if we labour of a bodily disease, we send for a physician; but for the diseases of the mind we take no notice of them:

of Occurrences 2%

Along with killing and drunkenness, coveting of women, charity, simplicity, there is a certain indifference, blankness, emptiness if you will, of all vaporings, no bubbling of the pot,it wants the German to coin a word for that,no bread-envy, no brother-fervor.

of Occurrences 2%

He held, too, several public offices, and was an aspirant to a Podestaship, as a stepping-stone to that most coveted of all State appointments, the rank of ambassador.

than Occurrences 1%

North of the Tweed the green thread of Swift's imagination"the most ancient and most noble Order of the Thistle"is scarcely less coveted than the supreme honour of the Garter; but wild horses should not drag from me the name of the Scottish peer of whom his political leader said, "If I gave the Thistle, he would eat it."

above Occurrences 1%

So, at last, Linnæus had attained the place he coveted above all others, and the goal of his ambition was reached.

after Occurrences 1%

Why do we not covet after this knowledge which hath a true and firm connexion with all the best and truly divine gifts.

against Occurrences 1%

and I'll wager thee the East Forest thou hast coveted against thy Welsh demesne.

from Occurrences 1%

Elsie went out to buy a gift for Jacqueline, a bit of fine apparelling which she had coveted from the moment she knew Jacqueline should be a bride.

on Occurrences 1%

There was a count in each district and in each important town; there were, besides, several counts attached to the sovereign, under the title of counts of the palace (comites palatii), an honourable position, which was much sought after and much coveted on account of its pecuniary and other contingent advantages.

about Occurrences 1%

Some of the graces of life my good father covets about him, Outward signs of affection he wishes, as well as of honor; And an inferior servant might possibly give satisfaction, Who could turn these to account, while he might be displeased with a better.

Which preposition to use with  coveted