Which preposition to use with factory

in Occurrences 93%

As she walked, Johnnie nodded toward the factory in the valley, beginning to blaze with lighther bridge of toil, that was to carry her from the island of Nowhere to the great mainland of Life, where everything might be had for the working, the striving.

of Occurrences 76%

In the well-lighted factory of the Briggs and Stratton Company, Milwaukee, the girls are comfortably and becomingly garbed for work.

at Occurrences 65%

" A big cannery had been built down near the river, where truck gardens flourished, and there was a new furniture factory at the edge of the freight yards.

for Occurrences 35%

"What are they a-goin' to the factory for on Sunday evening?"

on Occurrences 27%

The corpuscles of a shah might have been running in the blood of her, yet Simon Kaufman, and Simon Kaufman's father before him, had sold wool remnants to cap-factories on commission.

with Occurrences 17%

The school is presumably situated in a narrow street running off the High Street of the district, the street where all the shopping is done; at the corner is a hide factory with an evil smell.

from Occurrences 13%

Eric had worked in that factory from the day he was seven.

to Occurrences 11%

Then their affright increased when they passed from the factory to the house amid that absolute solitude, the gallery steeped in slumber, the staircase quivering, all the doors upstairs open, as in some uninhabited place long since deserted.

near Occurrences 6%

Still it was she, who, before quitting the scene, had found a husband for her granddaughter, Berthe, in the person of Philippe Havard, a young engineer who had recently been appointed assistant-manager at a State factory near Mareuil.

as Occurrences 4%

Now we have already seen that this severance of the personal relation between employer and employed is a necessary result of the establishment of the large factory as the industrial unit, and of the ever-growing complexity of modern commerce.

within Occurrences 4%

If there be a cigar factory within reach, talk with the proprietor about this matter.

by Occurrences 4%

Ours is accessible from the larger lake only by taking the skiff over a narrow embankment, which protects our fairyland by its presence, and eight distant factories by its dam.

along Occurrences 3%

In 1505 Francesco de Almeira established factories along the coast of Malabar.

against Occurrences 3%

Cores now found himself unable to defend the factory against so great a force, and therefore hoisted a flag as signal to the fleet.

during Occurrences 3%

He seized, however, the present opportunity of the high favour in which he stood with the rajah, to solicit permission for constructing a fort at Cochin, for the protection of the Portuguese factory during the absence of the ships.

into Occurrences 3%

" That same day, about an hour later, a terrible dispute which broke out between old Moineaud's daughters, Norine and Euphrasie, threw the factory into a state of commotion.

before Occurrences 2%

He seldom reached his office at the factory before half-past eight o'clock.

between Occurrences 2%

No female under 18 may work more than ten hours a day in any factory, laundry, renovating works, bakery, or printing office; no woman shall be employed in any factory between 10 P.M. and 6 A.M. Suitable dressing rooms must be provided and not less than sixty minutes given for the noonday meal.

than Occurrences 2%

The children in their broken shoes and thin, ill-selected clothing, shivered on the roads between house and mill, and gave colour to the statement of many employers that they were better off in the thoroughly warmed factories than at home.

without Occurrences 1%

Fantine had been dismissed from the factory without the knowledge of M. Madeleine; and her one hope in life was in her little girl, whom she called Cosette.

after Occurrences 1%

Having lost our way, we got to the factory after dark, but a friendly villager volunteered his services as guide, and led us safely to our destination.

among Occurrences 1%

But now, to-day, my darling has gone from me; he is jolting in some dusty van, or he is propelled through muddy streets in a red box on wheels; or perhaps he is already in the factory among the rattle of type and the throb of the printing-press.

amongst Occurrences 1%

Have no European factories amongst them, 21.

beyond Occurrences 1%

Katie had never given much thought to factories beyond the thought that they disfigured the landscape.

outside Occurrences 1%

Partly owing to high rates and the cost of carriage, manufacturers are removing factories outside the city, and in some cases, where they have a large foreign trade, nearer to the seaboard.

Which preposition to use with  factory