Which preposition to use with noses

of Occurrences 241%

Merkle banged a hard double to right field, Herzog followed with a double to left field, Meyers singled to left field, and actually stole second under the noses of the Boston players.

in Occurrences 166%

These persons keep their noses in their papers or sit snugly in the cabin.

with Occurrences 107%

" More is said after this; but the speakers have strolled to the other side of the Gospeler's house, and their words cannot be distinguished Mr. BUMSTEAD closes his umbrella with such suddenness and violence as to nearly pull off the head of MCLAUGHLIN; drives his own hat further upon his nose with a sounding blow; takes several wild swallows from his antique flask; eats two cloves, and chuckles hoarsely to himself for some minutes.

to Occurrences 95%

From the nose to the root of the tail he measures about eight inches; and his tail, which he so effectively uses in interpreting his feelings, is about six inches in length.

into Occurrences 89%

To the inquiry of the officer in charge, Pen lamely explained that he had bumped his nose into something hard in a poorly lighted passageway.

at Occurrences 85%

Nor was his absence discovered until the end of the day when, as was the custom, the clerks counted noses at the door.

on Occurrences 72%

"It is all as plain as the nose on your face, lad," the old man said, grimly.

for Occurrences 57%

A big brother of the child, not understanding what had happened, gave John Clinton a blow on the nose for interfering with the child, whose life John Clinton had saved.

against Occurrences 44%

An ocean liner was putting out, and several tugs had rammed their noses against her sides.

LIKE Occurrences 39%

WHY, THEY CHIRP THROUGH THEIR LITTLE NOSES LIKE WEGULAR YANKEES.

about Occurrences 24%

Here, he began again to nose about.

out Occurrences 23%

I had a ride on a elephant"her eyes grew big with the memory"an' 'e took a bun with his long nose out of my hand.

between Occurrences 17%

But duty is dutyoften stern, but never to be shirked; and so the faithful detectives inserted their Spitz-dog noses between the joints of the artists' doors, and, having smelt a very large rat, suddenly burst in upon these graphic malefactors, and caught them in the act, with all the tools and paraphernalia of their nefarious occupation scattered about their vile den.

by Occurrences 15%

When a man insults me, sir, I lay him out, without depending in the smallest degree upon an undertaker, but as for standing up in front of a man who mashes noses by contract, and chaws off ears as a matter of genteel business, why it ain't my cut.

from Occurrences 12%

" Herminie, meanwhile, had not condescended to raise her nose from her novel.

through Occurrences 12%

"And what do you think of this, Miss Gloria?" he called gaily as her horse thrust his black nose through the alders down by the creek.

as Occurrences 10%

"You will soon find that a man can nourish himself as well by his nose as by his mouth.

without Occurrences 9%

whatever you want to arrangeand permit me to powder my nose without being bothered, because I don't want people to think you are marrying a second helping to butter, and I never did like that Baptist man on the block above, anyhow.

above Occurrences 7%

When we speak of a man being led by the nose we imply that it is a part of him which is prominent and situated in front, when we speak of keeping one's nose above water we refer to it as the breathing orifice, but when we say that this or that offends our nose we are regarding it as the seat of the sense of smell.

toward Occurrences 6%

So the two brethren, as they could do nought else, having mounted their nags, turned their noses toward Lincoln and rode away.

along Occurrences 6%

Pepper had moved away from me, up the passage, a few steps; he was nosing along the rocky floor; and I thought I heard him lapping.

under Occurrences 5%

Where that Fabricius, that turned up his nose under the snout of an elephant?

around Occurrences 5%

"I'll swear there's some one nosing around the camp," he said.

round Occurrences 4%

"Not of getting at them directly, not, as mother says, of nosing round himself; but of listeningand small blame to him!to the horrible things other people say of me.

off Occurrences 4%

"They even break the noses off the statues of the men they used to idolize!

Which preposition to use with  noses