Which preposition to use with deferential

to Occurrences 13%

However long the intercourse, he was always deferential to them.

as Occurrences 1%

Dimsdale, discreet and deferential as ever, stood before her.

by Occurrences 1%

And there we had need of all our self-command, to conceal our joy in finding those gates open to us, which we had looked through so fondly when we were last here, and to spy Moll, in a stately gown, on the fine terrace before this noble house, carrying herself as if she had lived here all her life, and Don Sanchez walking very deferential by her side.

in Occurrences 1%

The masters are deferential in the presence of the sublimities and of the intelligences they are striving to enlighten.

than Occurrences 1%

The earl was even more deferential than before, and assuring her he would fulfil his promise in the morning, confided her to Prudence.

with Occurrences 1%

It was impossible for any one to be more engaging; lively, yet at the same time gentle, and deferential with all his originality.

Which preposition to use with  deferential