Which preposition to use with dodges

about Occurrences 23%

The little swift-moving ermine were everywhere this night, looking like white rats as they dodged about in the moonlight.

in Occurrences 19%

A stationary table, however, in the center of the room assisted Mr. Heatherbloom in eluding the wild dashes, the while he continued to lunge and dodge in a most businesslike manner.

behind Occurrences 18%

CHAPTER X UNCLE TOBY FLIES HIGH "Here, don't shoot!" shouted Andy, dodging behind one of his companions.

of Occurrences 18%

"Them Jap gunboats is getting pretty hard to dodge of late years.

under Occurrences 14%

So long, Jimmie!" At Fourteenth Street, and to the solemn stroke of one from a tower, she broke off suddenly without even a second look back, dodging under the very arms of the crowd as she ran out from it.

into Occurrences 13%

The rest dodged into the bushes, but I commenced to run this way.

from Occurrences 12%

Behind him, an Indian was dodging from tree to tree, intent on getting his scalp.

through Occurrences 10%

It was a funny sort of sensation dodging through the fog, feeling that at any moment one might blunder up against the muzzle of a loaded carbine.

out Occurrences 7%

Neither blow reached, however, for Dave dodged out of the way.

to Occurrences 6%

The General was surprised to see me, and still more so when I told him of the time I had made in riding to Fort Dodge, and that I had taken dispatches from Fort Dodge to Fort Larned; and when, in addition to this, I mentioned my journey of the night previous, General Sheridan thought my ride from post to post, taken as a whole, was a remarkable one, and he said that he did not know of its equal.

with Occurrences 5%

Look, see him dodge with it.

around Occurrences 4%

Suddenly Williams made a spring to the right, and before Doc could even raise his revolver, he had dodged around the house.

at Occurrences 4%

I saw at once that there might be some mechanical dodge at the back of the whole queer business and nothing at all of an abnormal nature.

beneath Occurrences 4%

The first German missed his mark as Harris dodged beneath his arm and closed with him.

between Occurrences 4%

he panted, "didn't I ask you please to go home?" The policeman passed them and dived uncertainly down a dark area-way as one departing figure disappeared into the open doorway of a tenement, on his way to the roof, and the legs of another dodged between the line of drays.

by Occurrences 4%

They are easy to dodge by daylight, when you can see them coming, but thrown at night as part of a general bombardment, including shrapnel and heavy explosive shells, or exploding directly in the trench, they must be decidedly unpleasant.

for Occurrences 4%

And I'll tell you more," said Tom, warming, "of all diabolical dodges for preventing the parsons from seeing who they are, or what human beings are, or what their work in the world is, or anything else, the neatest is that celibacy of the clergy.

past Occurrences 4%

We must dodge past him somehow, or he'll want to know where we've been.

round Occurrences 4%

He dodged round the knotty trunk from side to side, as nimbly as he could in his famished condition, only to find a sharp bill everywhere.

like Occurrences 3%

We pursued, but he ran fast, dodging like a rabbit, till he tumbled over and overparalysed by fear and fatigue.

on Occurrences 3%

Now, look a here, you're the fourth chap that's tried the 'mother' dodge on me.

among Occurrences 2%

The day before he had seen, flitting across the cabbage patches and dodging among the elm trees, a skirmish party, mounted, which he took to be English; and for two days, so he said, the Germans had been passing the tavern in numbers uncountable.

across Occurrences 2%

The pavement was thronged with the usual midday crowd, but pushing my way through I dodged across the road and reached the opposite side-walk just in time to see George stepping into a taxi a few yards farther down the street.

than Occurrences 2%

In the trenches along the Yser men crouched down close to the moist mud to shelter themselves from a wind which was harder to dodge than shrapnel shells.

along Occurrences 1%

With countless little hopping steps he dodged along from point to point, a certain lucky nimbleness in his twinkling feet saving him from many a tumble.

Which preposition to use with  dodges