Which preposition to use with entertained

of Occurrences 205%

" "I thank you," said Mr. Charteris, "for the high opinion you entertain of my moral character."

for Occurrences 122%

"Dear friend," the Princess began, "thou knowest the singular affection which I have invariably entertained for thee.

with Occurrences 114%

Bredwel then in his satanic masquerade meets Gayman, and bringing him a roundabout way, introduces him into Sir Cautious' house, where, after having been entertained with a masque of dances and songs as by spirits, he is conducted to Lady Fulbank's chamber by her maid disguised as an ancient crone, and admitted to his mistress' embraces.

in Occurrences 106%

'They haven't any children, and they make a kind of hobby of entertaining in an unconventional way.'

at Occurrences 94%

Besides all the exposition people, there were many tourists and well-known English people, all expecting to be entertained at the embassy.

as Occurrences 38%

He seemed as entertained as the rest, but quite willing to leave his family history in professional hands.

on Occurrences 35%

In six months it drew to itself two hundred thousand members and built organizations in thirty-nine States, established classes to train women for the new work opening to them, opened recreation centers and canteens at which were entertained on a single Sunday, at one center, eighteen hundred soldiers and sailors.

towards Occurrences 23%

The defeat increased the discontent in Austria-Hungary and added to the bad feeling entertained towards Germany.

against Occurrences 18%

The presence of Henrich among that portion of the tribe that was governed by Tisquantum had, indeed, secured to himself the respect and regard of almost the whole community; but it had not weakened the strong prejudice that they, as well as the main body of their tribe, entertained against his race, or lessened their ardent desire to rid the land of the powerful invaders.

from Occurrences 13%

" Crewe's plain words were an echo of a secret fear which Rolfe had entertained from the time his suspicions were directed towards Mrs. Holymead.

to Occurrences 8%

One bronzed mariner with silver earrings I entertained to three stoups of usquebaugh, hoping for strange tales, but the little I had from him before he grew drunk was that he had once voyaged to the Canaries.

among Occurrences 8%

And indeed we seldom got a direct and explicit answer, without previously stating by way of explanation that we had no doubts of our own, but wished to remove those extensively entertained among our countrymen.

about Occurrences 7%

But the wrong notions the Allies still entertain about Caliphate are a sufficient indication of the effects of the work of this official delegation.

toward Occurrences 7%

I know the sick and impotent hatred of me that is seething in your heart; and I feel for you the pity you pretend to entertain toward me.

during Occurrences 5%

The Grants were very much entertained during their stay in Paris, and we met them nearly every night.

by Occurrences 4%

For my own part I was quite entertained by watching the people, the beautiful women, the handsome men, the bearers of names which had been heard of in no previous generation, but which now rung round the world.

without Occurrences 4%

What can be the meaning of it?" She pondered for a few minutes, and then she tried to play; but not finding it entertaining without an auditor, she soon rose, and, drawing aside one of the curtains, looked out upon the lovely night.

than Occurrences 4%

The Barlow cousins were much easier to entertain than the St. Clairs.

under Occurrences 3%

Lockhart writes: "It would hardly, I believe, be too much to affirm that Sir Walter Scott entertained under his roof, in the course of the seven or eight brilliant seasons when his prosperity was at its height, as many persons of distinction in rank, in politics, in art, in literature, and in science, as the most princely nobleman of his age ever did in the like space of time.

in Occurrences 3%

that I, a stranger, that hath been well entertained in your town, should hesitate about raising his voice on account of any scruples of modesty.

like Occurrences 2%

Why, therfore are they belooved like Sargeants and entertained like Beggers; Think'st thou but any honorable Gate, But will be shut against these Butterflies? Acut.

after Occurrences 2%

The danger of remaining under weigh (for our only anchor could not be trusted with safety on so bad a bottom) was too great to run any longer risk, and we left the place with a much stronger impression of its value and importance than we entertained after the examination of an opening that was discovered by us a few days afterwards.

lest Occurrences 1%

"After the destruction of the Spanish Armada, fears being entertained lest the King of Spain should (out of revenge) send an emissary to attempt the life of Queen Elizabeth, a number of noblemen of the Court formed themselves into a body guard for the protection of her person, and under the denomination of the 'Companie of Liege Bowmen of the Queene,' had many privileges conferred upon them.

into Occurrences 1%

"But so farre discrepant is the idle vsage of our unexperienced and illiterated Punies from this prescription, that a tale of Joane a Brainfords Will, and the vnlucky frumenty, will be as soone entertained into their Libraries as the best Poeme that euer Tasso eternisht.

at Occurrences 1%

Octavia is so entertained at everything.

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