Which preposition to use with offices

of Occurrences 2334%

It is the office of the spiritual teacher to pluck out sin; to pierce the heart with a recognition of the enormity of sin, and of its far-reaching consequences; to stir the seared conscience, rouse the apathetic life, thrill the spiritual imagination, and to quicken the heart to better love and to nobler dreams.

in Occurrences 782%

W. would come home very late, saying things couldn't go on like that, and we would surely be out of office in a few weeks.

for Occurrences 356%

The conclusion they had come to with regard to the meaning of the note was correct: a tacit understanding had existed for some time among the inner circle of the Thurstonian party that this should be the signal for a gathering of the clan; but the note, when Diggory had found it, had been lying in the impromptu post office for a day and a half, and the meeting to which it was a summons had already taken place on the previous evening.

at Occurrences 284%

He still kept an office at the rear of the house, although he had given up the regular practice of the law.

with Occurrences 184%

The Reverend OCTAVIUS studied these sprightly little scenes with unspeakable interest until the arrival of Mr. SCHENCK, and then followed that popular benefactor into his private office with the air of a man who had gained a heightened admiration for his species.

on Occurrences 169%

Fortunately there were some good men in office on both sides of the Atlantic.

under Occurrences 150%

They were, of course, delighted with their short stay in Paris, and I think a little surprised at the party at the Foreign Office under a Republican regime.

as Occurrences 131%

Released from his office as a support, Neddy rose, and hauled himself up by his arms till he could see in the window.

to Occurrences 119%

Stenoggin' around from one office to another.

by Occurrences 72%

The omission of the recital of the Divine Office by a beneficed person is a grave sin against the virtue of religion and a grave sin against the virtue of justice.

from Occurrences 55%

The Abbey of Cluny, founded in 910, supplied a further reform tending to guard the office from further accretions.

without Occurrences 48%

Jack and myself accordingly accompanied him to manager Nixon's office without saying a word, as we didn't know what to say.

of Occurrences 41%

By applying | | at the Offices of the Erie Railway Co., Nos. 241, 529 and | | 957 Broadway; 205 Chambers St.; 38 Greenwich St.; cor.

during Occurrences 35%

Lord Lyons was charming, so friendly and sensible, said he wasn't surprised at W.'s wanting to gostill hoped this crisis would pass like so many others he had seen in France; that certainly W.'s presence at the Foreign Office during the last year had been a help to the Republicsaid also he didn't believe his retirement would last very long.

after Occurrences 24%

The court was presided over by the Duc d'Aumale, who accepted the office after much hesitation.

into Occurrences 18%

" Inspector Seldon hung up the receiver of his telephone, bundled up the papers scattered on his desk, closed it, and stepped out of his office into the next room.

within Occurrences 17%

After this responsory, if the Office be of double rite or be an Office within an octave, or on the vigil of Epiphany or on Friday or Saturday after Ascension, or on a Sunday on which a double is commemorated, or an octave is celebrated, or on a semi-double feast within an octave, Dominus vobiscum, Et cum spiritu tuo, and the prayer Dominus Deus omnipotens is said.

before Occurrences 17%

It would be difficult at the present time to ascertain accurately the complete form of the office before this revision, but since then it has remained almost identical with what it was at the end of the eleventh century.

until Occurrences 15%

He stayed in the office until two o'clock that day, in order to get fully acquainted with the details of his work.

through Occurrences 14%

It is a matter of dispute among liturgists whether Prime and Compline were added to the Roman secular office through the influence of the Benedictines (Baudot, The Roman Breviary, pp. 19-26).

about Occurrences 14%

You should at the office about the lost package.

than Occurrences 13%

I would sooner lose mine office than my life, so I will trouble them no more."

near Occurrences 10%

Afterward, when the storm had partially subsided, a wagon was stopped at the door of the office near the burning breaker, the limp body of Bachelor Billy was brought out and placed in it, and it was driven rapidly away.

in Occurrences 8%

They are said in some Offices in Vespers, Compline, Lauds, Prime and Little Hours.

over Occurrences 7%

And suddenly it struck her that ages had elapsed since her first interview with him in the office over the ironmonger's at Turnhill, and that both of them were extraordinarily changed.

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