Which preposition to use with lever

of Occurrences 36%

The girls grew a little pale, but Thursday Smith put his hand on the lever of the press and said: "All right.

in Occurrences 16%

She did not know if he stood at the levers in the engine-room, or lay, unconscious, in his bunk.

to Occurrences 10%

Applying the point of a lever to the bottom of the leaf, he hove it back sufficiently to be sure it would pass inside of its fellow; and then he announced to the grave warrior, who had watched the whole proceeding, that the time was come to lend his aid.

with Occurrences 10%

In explanation, the manager threw over an imaginary lever with vigor sufficient to shake the factory, "Men put their whole strength on, women are more gentle and patient.

by Occurrences 9%

" [Footnote 68: "Envy and greed are the two powerful levers by which the Social Democrats are endeavouring to lift the world off its hinges.

for Occurrences 6%

The bones of the body thus arranged give firmness, strength, and protection to the soft tissues and vital organs, and also form levers for the muscles to act upon.

at Occurrences 5%

With lips straight and white Dave grasped two levers at once.

against Occurrences 3%

The master-stroke in the policy of Cavour as a statesman was to make a firm alliance with France and England, to be used as a lever against Austria.

from Occurrences 3%

The projection of the air pump lever from the centre of the cross head is 1 foot 9 inches, and it is bent 5-3/4 inches to one side to enable it to engage the air pump rod.

into Occurrences 2%

"Can you make it by two o'clock?" he asked, when the engineer, a big-boned, blue-eyed Norwegian, dropped the reversing lever into the corner for the start.

down Occurrences 2%

" Pleased with himself and his reputation, urged by hunger and the desire to make good on his claim so that he might have the little home he instinctively craved, Casey pulled the gas lever down another eighth of an inchwhen he was already using more than he shouldand nearly bounced his dynamite off the seat when he lurched over a sandy hummock and down on to the smooth floor of the lake.

on Occurrences 2%

Even if he suspected that he was watching a commercial designed to put him in a state of anxiety, in order to change the channel and remove himself from the externally imposed tension, he would have to move the popcorn off his lap, pull up the lever on his recliner, walk up to the television set and manually turn the dial.

about Occurrences 1%

In one of the model books we are pleased to find this great truth distinctly recognized: "'Is there anything like a lever about a wheelbarrow?' said his father.

through Occurrences 1%

She slipped it over to the first speed; the car was already leaping down the hill at a tremendous pace; yet those yelling voices were behind, and her pushing fingers carried the lever through second to the third speed without pausing.

like Occurrences 1%

And then he's small in size; together with a stiff arm, that was injured in an accident; well, wasn't Casper Blue knocked out of his job as an air pilot by his arm failing him when he had to handle the levers like a flash, or have his aeroplane turn upside-down, Frank?

under Occurrences 1%

There were two levers under the steering-wheel.

near Occurrences 1%

He seized the long iron lever near him, by which the enormous clapper of the bell was swung, and moved it like the handle of a pump.

Which preposition to use with  lever