Which preposition to use with longer

for Occurrences 1125%

God does not think petty thoughts: He longs for grandeur for us all.

in Occurrences 481%

We were not long in understanding each other; and when I urged our early marriage, she ingenuously replied, that I had her consent whenever I had her father's, and that she hoped I could obtain that; but added, (and she trembled while she spoke) she did not know his views respecting her.

than Occurrences 167%

I pray take none away, But suffer this one life to be longer than mortal day.

by Occurrences 106%

The cones are grayish-green when ripe, cylindrical, about from three to four inches long by one and a half to two inches wide, and stand upright on the upper branches.

of Occurrences 86%

She had almost rejoiced to find herself back walking so lightly, so strongly, finding everything easy that had been so hard; and yet but a few minutes had passed, and she knew never more to be deceived, that she was no longer of this world.

to Occurrences 81%

Will it seem long to you?' 'Why, of course.

with Occurrences 70%

I'm afraid old Chloe wouldn't know her now, she's been so long with Seraphim and Cherubim in the Great City with the light of the Celestial Sun shining in her face.

at Occurrences 49%

They were much longer at it than they ever were again, but the mackinaw man seemed not in the least hurry.

as Occurrences 31%

Every chapter of the Gesta Romanorum consists of a moral tale; so much so that in many cases the application of the moral is as long as the tale itself.

without Occurrences 29%

As pork does not keep long without being salted, cut it into pieces of a suitable size as soon as the pig is cold.

on Occurrences 29%

"Then, you had not been long on the scene of crime when the police arrived?" "I had been in the room but a few minutes.

about Occurrences 22%

The man's hair was dark and crisp, and worn a little long about the temples and ears; he had pleasant dark eyes and an air of being slightly amused, even when he did not smile.

from Occurrences 19%

But Beltane kept ever to the woods and by-ways, lest, being recognised, he should be stayed longer from her of whom he dreamed, bethinking him ever of the deep, shy passion of her eyes, the soft tones of her voice, the clinging warmth of her caress, and all the sweet, warm beauty of her.

after Occurrences 18%

But with that fidelity which was an instinct of his nature, Colonel Newcome thought ever of his absent child and longed after him.

before Occurrences 13%

When Father Holt was at Castlewood little Harry Esmond acted as his familiar little servitor, beating his clothes, folding his vestments, fetching his water from the well long before daylight, ready to run anywhere for the service of his beloved priest.

past Occurrences 9%

It was true that his teacher was long past his prime, slow upon his feet, and stiff in his joints, but even so he was still a tough antagonist; but Montgomery had found at last that he could more than hold his own with him.

through Occurrences 3%

In the fall of 1861 I made a trip to Fort Larned, Kansas, carrying military dispatches, and in the winter I accompanied George Long through the country, and assisted him in buying horses for the government.

under Occurrences 3%

Space may produce new Worlds, whereof so rife There went a Fame in Heavn, that he erelong Intended to create, and therein plant A Generation, whom his choice Regard Should favour equal to the Sons of Heaven: Thither, if but to pry, shall be perhaps Our first Eruption, thither or elsewhere: For this Infernal Pit shall never hold Celestial Spirits in Bondage, nor th' Abyss Long under Darkness cover.

between Occurrences 2%

And Trove ran, but the way was long between them.

unto Occurrences 2%

Here's Justice Warman, steward to your lord, Suspects some coin, some jewels, or some plate That 'longs unto your lord, are in your trunks,

among Occurrences 2%

At thy quaint sallies more delighted, Than any's long among them lighted!

whilefor Occurrences 1%

Oddly enough, his ventures were through a long whilefor the most partsuccessful.

above Occurrences 1%

It is clear that Paul longed above all things to overthrow the "wall of partition" which separated two families of sincere worshippers.

within Occurrences 1%

But to the pure all things are pure, and Agnes thought only of the enthronement of all virtues, of all celestial charities and unworldly purities in that splendid ceremonial, and longed within herself to approach so near as to touch the hem of those wondrous and sacred garments.

during Occurrences 1%

As usual in those days, Cook stayed in his employer's house in the intervals between his trips, and his time ashore was longer during the winter months as the ships were generally laid up.

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