Which preposition to use with movement

of Occurrences 2647%

It was this movement of the dog's, I think, that gave me the first twinge of real fear.

in Occurrences 632%

The drifting cloud detritus gave it a kind of visible body, which explained many perplexing phenomena, and published its movements in plain terms, while the texture of the falling mass of rain rounded it out and rendered it more complete.

for Occurrences 176%

" The Great War, far from checking the movement for social welfare, has quickened the public sense of responsibility.

on Occurrences 143%

"She says she had stood there for some little time when her attention was suddenly diverted to what seemed a mysterious movement on the outside of the tower.

with Occurrences 93%

The speaker made a slight movement with his hand, and I turned round to escape in wild, sudden fright, though I had no conception what could be done to me; but the crowd had pressed close round me, hemming one in on every side.

from Occurrences 84%

" The party grouped themselves round the candle, as they had done on the previous occasion, when Diggory had watched their movements from behind the pile of forms, and Thurston, with an inquiring look at Fletcher, asked, "Well, what's the object of this pleasant little reunion?"

to Occurrences 80%

" There was a general movement to the door, of which Benham was the centre.

among Occurrences 70%

In the mean time the movement among the students was assuming more decided proportions; and their demands related as usual to the great questions of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of teaching; and to these were added the demand for popular representation, the justifications for which they drew from Kossuth's speech of March 3d.

toward Occurrences 68%

" "Billie Bradley, if you don't tell us what we want to know this instant," cried Laura, jumping to her feet and making a threatening movement toward Billie's mischievous head, "I'llI'lloh, I don't know what I'll do.

by Occurrences 60%

It was my purpose, in projecting the essays at what seemed to me to be the dawn of a great religious era, to help the onward movement by a few earnest words.

towards Occurrences 59%

"'We must understand this,' said my friend, as he led the way with a cautious and stealthy movement towards the depths of the hollow, whence the sounds came, and there, by the stream, on a little sand-bar, stood old Sangamo's donkey, by the side of a deer.

against Occurrences 51%

Paris reported that the Germans, who were attempting a movement against the great French frontier fortress of Belfort, had been driven back with heavy losses, while from other sources the Germans were reported to be bringing up heavy mortars for the bombardment of Belfort.

as Occurrences 51%

By the fire stood a keen-featured, sharp-eyed man of middle height and lithe figure, whose manner and first movements as the door opened showed alertness and energy of character.

at Occurrences 39%

" Pink swam up into Miss Coblenz's face, and above the sheer-white collar there was a little beating movement at the throat, as if something were fluttering within.

into Occurrences 19%

I thought only of the joys of movement into new lands with tried companions.

under Occurrences 18%

All southern China joined the republic movement under Sun Yat Sen; Nanking captured and made capital of the Republic.

without Occurrences 17%

I felt myself stumble and turn round in the giddiness and horror of that movement without repose.

than Occurrences 16%

They proved to be a herd of cows and calveswhich, by the way, are quicker in their movements than the bulls.

during Occurrences 14%

One wonders what he pays for this precarious accommodation, in which a sudden movement during sleep may mean a sheer drop down the dark staircase.

behind Occurrences 13%

" I heard a movement behind me, as I gave Parks my coat, and turned to see Rogers sitting on the cot.

about Occurrences 13%

I felt convinced we had not been overheard, as no one had spoken above a whisper, and the men aboard had been noiseless in their movements about deck, I had compelled Dorothy to remain on the port side of the cabin, removed from all danger, and the only upright figure in sight was the man at the wheel.

along Occurrences 12%

There is a convulsive movement along his back, a preface, it may be, to a sudden seizure.

through Occurrences 10%

Davis watched the movement through his glass, and, turning to a horseman at his side, cried, exultantly: "'The breeze is from the northwest; that dust is going toward the Warrenton Pike.

within Occurrences 10%

Yet here, as in his strong desire to keep the Methodist movement within the borders of the Established Church, he was to find that his personal view, if enforced, would hinder the work which was so manifestly of God, and with his clear common sense he at once gave way.

across Occurrences 10%

The Russian movement across the Carpathians was pressed with vigor and some of the fiercest fighting of the war resulted, as the combined German and Austrian troops resisted the Russian advance into Hungary.

Which preposition to use with  movement