Which preposition to use with hard

on Occurrences 388%

Don't be too hard on these young girls.

for Occurrences 278%

Nothing is too hard for it, nothing too distasteful, nothing too insignificant.

as Occurrences 228%

'Speak your opinions of to-day,' says Carlyle, 'in words hard as rocks, and your opinions of to-morrow in words just as hard, even though your opinions of to-morrow may contradict your opinions of to-day.'

at Occurrences 216%

Sliding was out of the question, and the "House of Lords" having amused themselves for a time by capturing small boys and throwing them into the snow-drift, some one remarked that it would be good fun to build a snow man; which proposition was received with acclamation, and all hands were soon hard at work rolling the big balls which were to form the base of the statue.

of Occurrences 128%

Says Poet to ParsonTo save men from drinking, Not many religions are good to my thinking; To be sure a good Baptist a man of true grace is, But a Hard Shell, my brother's the hardest of cases.

by Occurrences 116%

But now, as he fought on with failing arm, came a joyous roar on his right where Ulf smote direly with bloody axe, upon his left hand a broad-sword flickered where Roger fought silent and grim, beyond him again, Walkyn's long arms rose and fell as he whirled his axe, and hard by Tall Orson plied goring pike.

to Occurrences 91%

It is hard to me to break the news to you, but it must be done.

than Occurrences 79%

Better, however, the hard than the disorderly.

in Occurrences 56%

To the inquiry of the officer in charge, Pen lamely explained that he had bumped his nose into something hard in a poorly lighted passageway.

with Occurrences 49%

It would have gone hard with him then if he had not seen some low, dark-looking bushes at a distance on the dry, yellow plain, and gone to them.

about Occurrences 10%

The Syrians sometimes chose this road in preference to advancing through Samaria, the Romans suffered retreat on it, Richard Coeur de Lion made it the path for his approach towards the Holy City, and, precisely as in Joshua's day and as when in the first century the Romans fell victims to a tremendous Jewish onslaught, the fighting was hardest about the Beth-horons, but with a different resultthe invaders were victorious.

after Occurrences 9%

The butcher ran through the town to the seashore, and thence to the house of the Kadythe boys still in hot and breathless pursuit, hard after him, pelting him and the bleeding sheep.

like Occurrences 6%

To keep the sand from tumbling in, he smears the hole with slime, which soon binds hard like mortar.

UP Occurrences 6%

THEY CAN'T ALL BE AS HARD UP AS THAT.

under Occurrences 4%

All was hard under his griphis rifle, the boards and bags against which he leaned.

against Occurrences 4%

She put the change on the counter between them, not wanting to touch him again; she was still feeling his hand, pleasantly hard against hers, and she wanted to go on enjoying it.

into Occurrences 3%

" He got up again restlessly, and, walking round the table, gazed long and hard into three or four mugs.

towards Occurrences 3%

I saw that she was prejudiced, and I preferred not to risk an argument; but she let fall this much: that Arthur felt very hard towards you and loudly insisted upon your guilt.

from Occurrences 2%

Our hands are thick and hard from grappling with the rough savagery of our new rude continent.

through Occurrences 2%

Hard through the city rode the king, unarmed, unhelmeted, Toward the land he loaned his bondsmen, the country kept in peace; He swayed upon his saddle, and he looked as looked the dead

without Occurrences 2%

It is hard without long and loving study to realize the magnitude of the work done on these mountains during the last glacial period by glaciers, which are only streams of closely compacted snow-crystals.

toward Occurrences 2%

He tried to assume a much-injured air, to mingle forbearance with his reproachful words; but my heart was as hard toward him as a nether millstone, and his words made no impression on my flinty feelings, not even enough to strike fire therefrom, or sparks.

until Occurrences 1%

The snow was very hard until about one o'clock.

unto Occurrences 1%

Then he debonairly said to them: Come hither to me; and when they came near him he said: I am Joseph your brother that ye sold into Egypt; be ye not afeard nor think not hard unto you that ye sold me into these regions.

across Occurrences 1%

Bomb after bomb whizzed true and hard across the hollow, just skimmed the breastwork, struck on the trench wall that showed beyond and a foot above it, and fell behind the barricade.

Which preposition to use with  hard