Which preposition to use with fitting

for Occurrences 1889%

They were both perfectly fitted for diplomatic life, particularly in England.

of Occurrences 1199%

That after the death of this friend, he had renewed his wanderings; and having been detained in this village by a fit of sickness for some weeks, he was warned that it was time to quit his rambling life.

with Occurrences 306%

"Thus," he continued, "we have been regarded by one class of theorists as an hydraulic engine, composed of various tubes fitted with their several fluids, the laws and functions of which have been deduced from calculations of velocities, altitudes, diameters, friction, &c. Another class considered man as a mere chemical engine, and his stomach as an alembic.

to Occurrences 246%

Men are needed of the Peter-type, of the John-type, of the Paul-type; it suffices that, they be men of unusual power, and well fitted to their individual work.

into Occurrences 222%

At the end of this yoke is a round iron projection, made to fit into a socket in the upper rave of the boat.

in Occurrences 121%

I had to leave my class in Miss Payne's charge, and they spent the rest of the time fitting in shelves, water-taps, and sinks.

on Occurrences 48%

A small circular window, made of a single piece of thick clear glass, was neatly fitted on each of the six sides.

of Occurrences 42%

It was bare: there was not a piece of furniture in the room; not even a solitary fitting of any sort.

as Occurrences 42%

Wouldn't wonder if we'd find him fit as a fiddle.

for Occurrences 41%

In each ship there were as many as eighty men, officers and seamen, and the others of the leader's family, servants and relations, all filled with the desire to undertake the labor that was fitting for each, and with great trust in the favors which they hoped for from the King on their return to Portugal.

at Occurrences 28%

They did give me fits at one time.

to Occurrences 27%

After long and somewhat painful inspection, since most of the things she wanted were hopelessly beyond her, Johnnie carried home a fairly fine white lawn, simply tucked, and fitting to perfection.

than Occurrences 22%

"You look more fit than ever, Markand younger.

over Occurrences 21%

The President of the great railroad corporation, in the very middle of a growling fit over the extra cost involved in purchasing his last Legislature, (owing to the fact that some of its Members had been elected upon a fusion of Radical-Reform and Honest-Workingman's Tickets,) is suddenly and mysteriously impressed with the recollection that this is Christmas Eve.

like Occurrences 18%

" "Sho! who's goan to b'leeve that o' a man who fit like a wild-cat, wuz offered permotion on the field, and reported tew headquarters arfter his fust scrimmage.

in Occurrences 12%

It was his invariable practice, whatever studies he exacted from me, to make me as far as possible understand and feel the utility of them: and this he deemed peculiarly fitting in the case of the syllogistic logic, the usefulness of which had been impugned by so many writers of authority.

out Occurrences 10%

The chances of the success of the hunting flotillas had been promising in the early experiments, and the fitting out of patrol craft and organizing and drilling them, proceeded as rapidly as the vessels could be obtained, but largely owing to the slow production of trawlers it was not until November that the first hunting flotilla fitted with the "fish" hydrophone was actually at work.

by Occurrences 10%

The prodigious strength of the keep is the most remarkable characteristic of these fortresses; and thus many of these towers remain, stripped of every interior fitting by time, but as untouched in their solid construction as the mounts upon which they stand.

from Occurrences 7%

It is worthy of note that although he took each day enough medicine to lay an ordinary man on his back, or in an early grave, yet he was well and fit from start to finish.

about Occurrences 6%

"What are you having a fit about, Linda?"

under Occurrences 6%

The thing fits under the back seat, I believe.

against Occurrences 5%

Nesting-boxes, containing soft hay, and fitted against the walls, so as to be easily reached by the perch-ladder, should be supplied.

without Occurrences 5%

Self tells him that he has found out everything for himself, and can say what he thinks fit without fear of God or man.

up Occurrences 4%

In the two latter the arrangements, both in the fittings up of the play-grounds, galleries, and school-rooms, were made under my especial inspection, and I have no doubt that the use of the gallery, when it becomes more generally known in large schools, will become universal.

on Occurrences 4%

Within the square was Roger, hoarse-voiced, with Beltane's battered war-helm on a pike whereto the foresters musteredhardy and brown-faced men, fitting on bascinet and buckling belt, yet very quiet and orderly.

Which preposition to use with  fitting