Which preposition to use with manner

of Occurrences 5272%

It was a gigantic thing, and moved with a curious lope, going almost upright, after the manner of a man.

in Occurrences 2105%

It seems funny to me when I think of the very unceremonious manner in

as Occurrences 316%

" I said this in as cheerful and as careless a manner as possible, so as not to arouse their suspicions in any way, or lead them to think that I was aware of their true character.

to Occurrences 262%

The pieces of lunarium were fastened in like manner to screws, which passed through the top of the machine; so that by turning them in one direction, those metallic pieces would fly into the air with the velocity of a rocket.

with Occurrences 176%

She had said the wrong thing from morning till night, and, combining a prim, refined manner with a vulgar point of view, had been in every way dreadfully impossible.

for Occurrences 137%

Young George Warrington, from his place at the head of the table in the dining-room, could see them, and after listening in a very distracted manner for some time to the remarks of the gentlemen around him, he jumped up and pulled his brother Harry by the sleeve, turning him so that he, too, could see his mother and the Colonel.

by Occurrences 97%

Everything that was required on this hunt was paid for in the most liberal manner by Mr. Medley, who also gave the members of the party several handsome presents.

from Occurrences 90%

And other writers, even if they had no political connection, borrowed their manners from those who had.

at Occurrences 83%

Redfern, the next man, had hardly taken his place at the wicket when a sharp click, the glitter of bails twirling in the air, and a Wraxby shout of "Well bowled!" announced his fate; while ten minutes later Rowland, one of the mainstays of the home team, was caught in a most provoking manner at cover-point.

than Occurrences 78%

No one was more cordial in manner than Squire Clamp.

towards Occurrences 68%

When I was at school he was rough and brutal in his manner towards me, as he was to all; but now he seemed to be endeavoring to inspire my confidence by treating me with kindly regard and pleasant affability.

on Occurrences 59%

A flank discharge from Duncan's guns completed the work; the barricade was carried; and without a moment's rest Quitman advanced in the same manner on the garita San Belen, which was held by General Torres with a strong garrison.

toward Occurrences 51%

No club owner, unless he is maliciously or foolishly inclined, will jeopardize the interests of his team by acting in a wilfully unjust manner toward a player who is cheerfully and uprightly offering his services.

through Occurrences 18%

I went in this manner through the Latin grammar, and a considerable part of Cornelius Nepos and Caesar's Commentaries, but afterwards added to the superintendence of these lessons, much longer ones of my own.

among Occurrences 18%

I thought, of course, you knew you had been introducing athletics and better manners among the peerage!

into Occurrences 17%

Laura gave him a little push which precipitated him in a rather abrupt manner into a chair and completely spoiled his gallantry.

under Occurrences 14%

"At any rate, Terrestrial feelings of honour and even of manhood would have made it easier to leap the precipice than to face you and the world if, no matter by whose fault, my charge had died in such a manner under my eyes and within my reach.

about Occurrences 14%

Your bald-headed little Charteris is nothing whatever to me; and I would have been quite willing to give him up if you had spoken to me in a decent manner about it.

without Occurrences 13%

Hannen said he could not have believed a cross-examination could be conducted in that manner without any knowledge of the facts, and paid me the compliment of saying it was worth at the least £80,000.

during Occurrences 12%

It will be admitted that the whole of Mussalman India has behaved in a singularly restrained manner during the past five years and that the leaders have been able to keep the turbulent sections of their community under complete control.

before Occurrences 12%

What were their manners before the arrival of the Spaniards, it is not possible to discover; but the slaughter made of their countrymen, perhaps without provocation, by these cruel intruders, and the general massacre with which that part of the world had been depopulated, might have raised in them a suspicion of all strangers, and, by consequence, made them inhospitable, treacherous, and bloody.

between Occurrences 11%

There is not much intervention of crops, cities, clothes, and manners between you and the organizing forces to cut off communication.

against Occurrences 10%

But that there was something, and that that something was directed in a hostile manner against Mike, probably in connection with last night's wild happenings, he was certain.

over Occurrences 10%

Plutarch informs us that tradesmen wrote in some such manner over their doors, and that auction bills ran thus: "Julius Proculus will this day have an auction of his superfluous goods, to pay his debts.

until Occurrences 9%

Except when called abroad to perform some professional duty, he spent his time at home, although his family observed that he secluded himself in his office, among his books and gallipots, more than had been his wont, and that he sometimes indulged in moods of silent abstraction, which had never been noticed in his manner until of late.

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