Which preposition to use with hits

on Occurrences 136%

" "How did you happen to hit on her?" asked Barnett quickly.

in Occurrences 100%

"II'd sooner be hit in the face, Millie, thanhave this happen.

at Occurrences 78%

They fought indiscriminately, hitting at each other with fists and knives.

with Occurrences 58%

Charley boy better be making connections with headquarters or he won't find himself such a hit with the niftiest doll in town, eh?" "Charley, youyou haven't run through those thousands and thousands and thousands the papers said you got from your granny that time?

of Occurrences 35%

Meyers singled to left field, Fletcher doubled to right field, and Tesreau made his first hit of the series, a single to left field.

for Occurrences 35%

Gardner was put out by a combination play on the part of Mathewson, Doyle and Merkle, scoring Yerkes, and Stahl came through with a hard line hit for a base, which scored Speaker and Lewis.

to Occurrences 24%

Cady followed with another hit to the same place.

off Occurrences 12%

Lajoie got two hits off me, and I think George Stovall got a couple, but I shut them outand

from Occurrences 12%

The Command Post itself was proof against anything less than a direct hit from a pretty heavy shell.

by Occurrences 10%

Hooper, who batted with much success on the Polo Grounds, began with a single to center and although Yerkes was safe on Meyers' wild throw the Giants got out of a bad predicament handily because of the excellent stops which were made by Fletcher of hits by Speaker and Lewis.

against Occurrences 6%

The number of games in which pitchers escaped with less than four hits against them was smaller than usual, however.

into Occurrences 6%

In the first inning Snodgrass began with a clean two-base hit into the left field seats but neither Doyle, Becker nor Murray was able to help him across the plate.

as Occurrences 5%

She can't ever make a hit as a poem producer though 'cause she hasn't got high cheek bones and teeth like a squirrel.

between Occurrences 5%

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over Occurrences 5%

Wagner killed at least two safe hits over second base for New York and both of the plays were of the greatest benefit to the Boston team.

about Occurrences 4%

Do I hit about the same guess that you do, Frank?"

like Occurrences 3%

" "Who'd ha' thought 'e could ha' hit like that?" says Ginger.

below Occurrences 3%

The people to whom I spoke of it evidently regarded it as "hitting below the belt.

upon Occurrences 2%

A few years more may see us with interstate legislation insuring the better care and protection of immigrants all over the country, interstate legislation being the curiously indirect method which the United States has hit upon to overcome the imperfections and deficiencies of its national instrument of government.

across Occurrences 2%

But Bull that they'd always looked down on for a big good-for-nothing hulkBull stepped out and took my trail on foot and hit across the mountains in a storm, above the timberline!

within Occurrences 2%

Twice he shot, the first time hitting within an inch of the wand, the second time splitting it fairly in the middle.

than Occurrences 2%

He could foretell whatever was By consequence to come to pass; As death of great men, alterations, Diseases, battles, inundations: All this without th' eclipse o' th' sun, Or dreadful comet, he hath done By inward light, a way as good, And easy to be understood: But with more lucky hit than those That use to make the stars depose As if they were consenting to All mischief in the world men do:

without Occurrences 2%

If you can hit without a Feint, make none, two Motions are more dangerous than one.

under Occurrences 2%

She called it foolish, and those people idots, who were taken with a lucky hit under such circumstances.

amidst Occurrences 1%

It is then the skilled driver looks wise and does not betray his surprise to the gaping crowd, just looks as if the start were the anticipated result of his well-directed efforts instead of a chance hit amidst blind gropings.

Which preposition to use with  hits