Which preposition to use with grandfather

of Occurrences 137%

He was an old Chinaman who could nod his head, and used to pretend he was the grandfather of the shepherdess, although he could not prove it.

in Occurrences 31%

My grandfather in those days had much leisure time.

on Occurrences 21%

This mansion was the country retreat of Mr. Verplanck ever since I knew him, and here it was that his grandfather on the paternal side, Samuel Verplanck, passed much of his time during our revolutionary war, in which, although he took no share in political measures, his inclinations were on the side of the mother country.

to Occurrences 17%

Clive shows that portrait of their grandfather to his children, and tells them that the whole world never saw a nobler gentleman.

for Occurrences 11%

My grandfather for instance is firmly of the opinion that I have come home to be married.

with Occurrences 10%

Her second husband died three years after their marriage,he was drowned one day in January while crossing the river on the ice, which gave way under him,and after that she became the mistress of Riverview in earnest, ruling my grandfather with a rod of iron, for though bold enough with men, and especially with the men of his own family, he would succumb in a moment to a woman's shrewish temper.

at Occurrences 6%

But Louis XVI., a modest, timid, temperate, moral young man of twenty-three, by the death of his father and elder brothers had succeeded to the throne of his dissolute grandfather at just the wrong time.

into Occurrences 5%

I was, therefore, surprised when the lovely heiress led her grandfather into the room when everybody was seated, placed him in a chair by Bévallan, and came and sat by my side.

about Occurrences 4%

Mr. Bruteman telegraphed to grandfather about them, and the next morning he sent me to tell Captain Kane to send the slaves down to the islands in the harbor, and keep them under guard till a vessel passed that would take them back to New Orleans.

before Occurrences 4%

" "So'm Ito see my son trained to be something besides a looney inventor like his grandfather before him.

from Occurrences 4%

They reeled away at length through the crowd, which scattered in dismay to let them pass, but for many seconds it seemed to Avery that the awful struggle went on in the dusk as Piers dragged his grandfather from the spot.

by Occurrences 3%

At his new home Master George ruled like a lord, and charmed his old grandfather by his ways.

as Occurrences 3%

They had one son, Wriothesley, who succeeded his grandfather as Duke of Bedford in 1700, and died of small-pox, in 1711, in the 31st year of his age.

than Occurrences 2%

Even in great and wealthy families who are under large obligations to their ancestors, we commonly find men thinking more of their grandfathers than their fathers.

versus Occurrences 2%

Wallace Stegner (A); 26Aug75; R611772. R611802. Grandfather versus Peru.

until Occurrences 1%

It was this strange name that had first attracted Sally; to that was added that Leopold, the oldest of the sons, who had lived with his grandfather until now, but had come recently to Upper Wood, always wore elegant jackets and pants after the latest cut.

against Occurrences 1%

the king had found proofs, in letters from both count and countess, that they had both been actively employed in trying to make mischief, and to poison the mind of their grandfather against the dauphiness.

during Occurrences 1%

"She was relative and housemaid of my grandfather during his first marriage.

without Occurrences 1%

I could not go on further with my grandfather without telling him how I had run away and broken faith with him, but he gave me no chance.

behind Occurrences 1%

Still, as Jarvis had urged, people who have been friends from childhood, with an old family friendship of fathers and grandfathers behind them, should have some rights when it comes to matters so important.

out Occurrences 1%

Brossard says that my Uncle Martin has a terrible temper, and that he turned his poor sister and my grandfather out of the house one stormy might.

through Occurrences 1%

Denis, now nearly seventy, and a great-grandfather through his daughters Hortense and Marcelle, had enjoyed the happy rest which follows accomplished labor ever since he had handed his works over to his eldest sons Lucien and Paul, who were both men of more than forty, and whose own sons were already on the road to every sort of fortune.

Which preposition to use with  grandfather