Which preposition to use with occupants

of Occurrences 437%

This of course throws the light forward, while the occupants of the boat are in the shadow.

with Occurrences 10%

"And how does our young friend enjoy himself, Mr. SIMPSON, in the retreat which I had the honor of commending to you for him?" The visitor replied, that his young friend's retreat, by its very loftiness, was calculated to inspire any occupant with a room-attic affection.

than Occurrences 7%

In one cabin there was no other occupant than three corpses; in a once prosperous home a woman and her children had lain dead and unburied for a week; in the fields a man was discovered so fearfully mangled by dogs that identification was impossible.

in Occurrences 5%

The thought and belief of each occupant in turn kept all the others under.

for Occurrences 4%

It remained only to find an occupant for it.

out Occurrences 4%

and we finally turn various illegal occupants out of our seats, and begin to fan ourselves in fervid anticipation of the coming musical treat.

to Occurrences 4%

" The last thing he had remarked, before Carmel's unearthly cry had sent the horrified guests in disorder from the house, was the presence of Dr. Perry in a small room which Sweetwater had supposed empty, until the astonishing events I have endeavoured to describe brought its occupant to the door.

on Occurrences 4%

The driver having passed the reins to the occupant on the back seat, got down, opened the gate, and stood holding it while the other drove the horse into the road which ran by the side of the field to the house behind the trees.

from Occurrences 3%

The noise of the machine, of course, prevented its occupants from distinguishing any word, but the menace of the open pursuit was apparent.

by Occurrences 3%

It is generally finished after receiving its occupant by being leveled with the hard ground around it, never leaving, as is customary with the whites, a mound to mark the spot.

at Occurrences 2%

Standing in the passage into which the studies opened, he knocked at one of the doors, and told a boy to summon all their occupants at once to the library.

without Occurrences 1%

It has been shown, however, that, in one way or other, Sir Giles had nearly as much to do with the management of the Fleet Prison as those to whom its governance was ostensibly committed, and that he could, if he thought proper, aggravate the sufferings of its unfortunate occupants without incurring any responsibility for his treatment of them.

as Occurrences 1%

It is a quaint little place, and might have inspired the poet to write that beautiful poem containing the lines, Let me live in a house by the side of the road, And be a friend to man, for the cooling draught passed out to me one hot afternoon from this house would certainly class the occupant as a benefactor.

before Occurrences 1%

The French commander had learned that the relief of the troops in the works before him took place at noon, and that in order to avoid the great additional loss which would be caused by introducing the new garrisons before the old ones moved out, the contrary course was followed of marching out most of the occupants before replacing them.

beside Occurrences 1%

We went to bed and soon found it had other occupants beside ourselves, which, if they were small were lively and spoiled our sleeping.

into Occurrences 1%

The aircraft, freed of a guiding hand, rocked a moment crazily and then turned over, hurling its other occupant into space.

over Occurrences 1%

The post was an important one, for the ascendancy of its occupant over the Queen was incontestable, but, while Peter Martyr's perspicacity was quick to grasp the desirability of conciliating the new confessor, it equally divined the barriers forbidding access to the remote, detached Franciscan.

toward Occurrences 1%

Lizzie then lighted a candle, put the room door and the house door open, and turned the little low chair and its occupant toward the outer air.

up Occurrences 1%

At the further end of it I saw a head, and a small portion of a little deformed body, mounted on a high chair, which brought the occupant up to a fair level enough for him to get at his food.

after Occurrences 1%

Middleham Castle, which was then perfect, and belonged to the King, lies between these, and was probably at least an occasional residence of the Earl, though we have no correct account of its occupants after the death of Richard III.

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