Which preposition to use with faints

with Occurrences 132%

Black Beard, after seeing the greater part of his men destroyed at his side, and receiving himself repeated wounds, at length, stepping back to cock, a pistol, fainted with the loss of blood, and expired on the spot.

in Occurrences 115%

but immediately afterwards fainted in the arms of her supporters: at the same moment I was forcibly held back by some of the attendants, and a number of the bystanders rushed in between us, and intercepted my view.

from Occurrences 84%

But every boy in the street thinks he has a right to throw stones at me; and tie tin-kettles to my tail; and chase me when I have had the good luck to find a bone; and to set big dogs upon me to worry me when I am faint from hunger and haven't much pluck; and worse than all, chase me and cry "Ki-yi," when I am almost dying of thirst!

on Occurrences 54%

As soon as his eyes could bear the light he went home, but fainted on the threshold.

at Occurrences 52%

Under every snow-bank a summer murmur, very faint at first, but hourly louderthe sound of falling water softly singing over all the land.

for Occurrences 39%

Her clothing dried, but sitting in a small triangle of park in Grove Street, chill seized her again, and, faint for food, but with nausea for it, she tucked her now empty pint bottle beneath the bench.

as Occurrences 24%

You could hear the far-off river, now, faint as the sound of boiling water.

to Occurrences 23%

But however faint to man-sight, they are sufficiently plain to the furred and feathered folk who travel them.

of Occurrences 18%

" "But Godric, see you not my lord is faint of his wound, and Blaen is far, methinks.

under Occurrences 18%

Faint under the desolate sound anothersibilant, clearer, uncannily human.

into Occurrences 18%

The surprise and joy were too intense for Helen, and she sank fainting into the arms of her long-lost son: while Rodolph grasped his hand, and exclaimed with deep emotion 'Now, God be praised!

by Occurrences 10%

but it's a spine in the back,makes him kinder' faint by spells, so's he loses his conscientiousness all to once; so he left the chickens 'n' things for Melindy to boss, 'n' she got somethin' else into her head, 'n' she left the door open one night, and them ten turkeys they up and run away, I'xpect they took to the woods, 'fore Melindy brought to mind how't she hadn't shut the door.

through Occurrences 10%

At last, faint through loss of blood, they brought their madness to its climax by hurling the organs in their hands into the nearest houses, so forcing the owners to take them in, and provide them with female wearing apparel, and the other feminine accoutrements of war.

beneath Occurrences 6%

not I. She will see the sailor's hardened palms Curbing the toiling sails, She will faint beneath the tropic calms And face the angry gales.

after Occurrences 6%

And the Church, in the opening words of Sext for Sunday, impresses this idea on us "Deficit in salutare meum anima mea," "My soul hath fainted after thy salvation" (Ps. 118).

within Occurrences 5%

And he lay on the bank like one left for death, so weary and so worn with all the horrors of the way that his heart was faint within him, and peace itself seemed to him but an illusion.

along Occurrences 2%

So that she scarce can breatheso fast Her pent up heart doth beat When, faint along the corridor, Falleth the sound of feet: Sounds lighter than silk slippers make Upon a ballroom floor, when sweet Violin and 'cello wake Music for twirling feet.

before Occurrences 2%

"The door of the safe was wide open, and Mr. Ireland had evidently tottered and fainted before some awful fact which the open safe had revealed to him; he had caught himself against a chair which lay on the floor, and then finally sunk, unconscious, into the arm-chair.

beside Occurrences 2%

The prince, unmoved, glanced around at Miss Thorne; she lay in a dead faint beside him.

over Occurrences 2%

" Through a cloud-rift the light fell noiselessly Upon the cottage floor; and, gaunt and thin, Leaped in the stag-hounds, bounding as in glee, Shaking the rain-drops from their shaggy skin; And as the maiden closed the spattered glass, A shadow faint over the floor did pass.

in Occurrences 1%

Pa Reproves the Fat Woman for Losing FleshThe Bearded Lady Faints in Pa's ArmsThe Bad Boy Introduced Into Animal SocietyThey Pull the Boa Constrictor's Ulcerated Tooth.

across Occurrences 1%

What faints across the lifted loop Of cloud-veil upward cast? With sea-veiled limbs, a sleeping group Of Nereids dreaming past.

against Occurrences 1%

John and the women surrounded her as she fell half fainting against a stone, which was near the doorway, and upon which the impression of her hands remained.

between Occurrences 1%

And Alice outside, almost fainting between hope and fear!

during Occurrences 1%

The pain was dreadfulevery cry of her child pierced the heart of Madame Tube, who fainted during these cruel moments.

Which preposition to use with  faints