Which preposition to use with liking

of Occurrences 407%

Wales, Prince of, story of Richard Waddington and; liking of Parisians for; Madame Waddington presented to Princesse Mathilde by; at ball at the Quai d'Orsay.

in Occurrences 232%

The ladies are very comfortable and have as many visitors as they like in the afternoon at stated hours, and the rooms are very tempting with white walls and furniture, and scrupulously clean.

for Occurrences 216%

I have myself rather a liking for stirring a fire.

for Occurrences 141%

I've a kind of liking for the deer and moose, and haven't any ill will towards, now and then, a wolf or a painter.

to Occurrences 135%

In Oregon and Washington it grows in dense forests, growing tall and mast-like to a height of 300 feet, and is greatly prized as a lumber tree.

with Occurrences 107%

"I started in life with one ambition," he said, "and that was to have a clean shirt every day of my life; this I have accomplished now for some years; but I have a second ambition, and that is to be an MAP., and represent the people's cause; then I shall be public property, and you may do what you like with me."

to Occurrences 75%

but I'll kill him; for, Madam, I'll tell you what happened to me in the Court of Francethere was a Lady in the Court in love with me,she took a liking to my Person whichI think,you will confess Isa.

about Occurrences 63%

I have always made a point of letting you do exactly as you like about the children, haven't I, Edith?

from Occurrences 33%

" She supped up bird-like from the tip of her spoon, smacking for flavor.

of Occurrences 30%

" She served me first, and I could see how little the favour was to the liking of her little retinue of courtiers.

at Occurrences 28%

W. told him he could settle himself as soon as he liked at the Quai d'Orsay, as we should go at once, and would sleep at our house on Wednesday night.

on Occurrences 22%

He set Martin on the back of a horse, then jumped and danced round him, making funny chuckling noises, after which he rolled horse-like on the grass, his arms and legs up in the air, and finally, pulling Martin down, he made him roll too.

than Occurrences 20%

" Her cool eyes ran over the assembly till they lighted on the one I had already noted as more decent-like than the rest.

as Occurrences 18%

They like as iv they couldn't for shame tell her a lie.

without Occurrences 15%

You won't have to work so hard when you've got no rent to pay, and you will have as much of the water as you like without the trouble of walking up the hill for it.

by Occurrences 10%

List now:even as ye have suffered, others are suffering: as ye have endured the gloom of dungeon and fear of death, so, at this hour, others do the like by reason of misrule and tyranny.

into Occurrences 10%

His voice, shrill and piping, ever and again dropped plummet-like into a hoarse and rattling bass, and, just as one became accustomed to it, soaring upward into the thin treblealternate cricket chirpings and bullfrog croakings, as it were.

over Occurrences 9%

He tied my hands and legs, haled me to his horse, and flung me sack-like over the crupper.

in Occurrences 7%

By-and-by he found something to his liking in a small patch of tender green clover, which he began nosing and tearing it up with his teeth, then turning his head round he stared back at Martin, his jaws working vigorously all the time, the stems and leaves of the clover he was eating sticking out from his mouth and hanging about his beard.

behind Occurrences 6%

Bob was stooping down very careful over something in the hedge, and Mr. Bunnett, going up quiet-like behind 'im, see 'im messing about with a pore old toad he 'ad found, with a smashed leg.

against Occurrences 5%

'Alone with my thoughts,' mused Lady Maulevrier, looking out at the panorama of wintry hills, white, ghost-like against an iron sky.

above Occurrences 5%

As she rose Venus-like above its folds there was a tap on the door, immediately followed by its tentative opening.

across Occurrences 5%

And there will be a destroyer waiting at Portsmouth to-night with instructions to put ashore secretly anywhere you like across the Channel.

among Occurrences 4%

Sivert had always been well liked among folk.

than Occurrences 4%

His countrymen are accustomed to speak of him simply as "the Sheikh," much more to his real liking than the titles "The nightingale of the groves of Shiraz," or "The nightingale of a Thousand Songs," in which Oriental hyperbole expresses its appreciation.

Which preposition to use with  liking