Which preposition to use with owls

in Occurrences 56%

" A popular phrase speaks of "An owl in an ivy-bush," which perhaps was originally meant to denote the union of wisdom with conviviality, equivalent to "Be merry and wise."

of Occurrences 17%

And now all his fear was gone, for he could not be afraid of an owl; he had been accustomed to see owls all his life, only they were small, and this owl of the forest was as big as an eagle, and had a round head and ears like a cat, and great cat-like eyes that shone in the dark.

with Occurrences 11%

But the little dove sits on, Calm between the arches there, In the holy morning air, When the owls with night are gone.

at Occurrences 10%

And he winked and blinked at stout Friar Tuck like an owl at the sun.

on Occurrences 7%

" "Your anecdote of the rabbits," said the Doctor, "reminds me of a story told of a Dutchman, who discovered an owl on a limb above him, and noticed that its face, and great round eyes, followed him always as he walked around the tree, without its body moving at all.

for Occurrences 5%

"Will somebody tell me," said Smith, as we sat on the logs in front of our tent after supper, smudging away the musquitoes with our pipes, "will somebody tell me what we came into this wilderness among these musquitoes, and frogs, and owls for?

By Occurrences 4%

THE SCREECH-OWL By his crowing!

from Occurrences 4%

It is not possible to disassociate the call of the burrowing owl from the late slant light of the mesa.

to Occurrences 4%

The last thing Steve remembered hearing as he rolled himself up in his blanket was the crackle of the fire, the mournful sighing of the wind through the tops of the whispering pines, and then the distant call of an owl to its mate.

Through Occurrences 3%

THE SCREECH-OWL Through the Peacock, likewise working in our cause, the Cock came out of fashion.

near Occurrences 3%

A smaller owl near at hand cried ko-ko-ko-oh with the intonation of a tin horn.

about Occurrences 2%

"I'm stupid as an owl about such things.

among Occurrences 2%

In the court he stands for a cipher, and among ladies like an owl among birds.

in Occurrences 2%

"Are there any Owls in these woods, Uncle Roy?" asked Nat.

into Occurrences 1%

Consider, I pray, if you are so disposed, how can a man-panther be changed into a man-sheep, or an owl into a dove, or a bramble into an olive, or a nettle into a vine, by any imputation, if by it is meant transference?

over Occurrences 1%

'He has read Kant till he believes that the greatest things in the world can be squeezed into a formula of ten words, or nailed up amongst the Categories like a dead owl over a stable door.

than Occurrences 1%

"We've got a Chinese cook who's more like an owl than a human.

en Occurrences 1%

Lawd yes squeech owls en dogs howling under de house shi God means dar is going ter be a death in de family.

below Occurrences 1%

The cry of the lone screech-owl below me in the swamp sounded but familiar and appropriate.

under Occurrences 1%

His reveries were scared by it, as owls under the influence of a sunbeam, and retreated into the dark recesses from which they had been charmed by the enchantment of despair.

after Occurrences 1%

"And I'm as sleepy and lazy as an owl after being up so late last night."

without Occurrences 1%

By that time a conglomeration like a mass of writhing serpents was letting itself down the side of the den, and when it got to the bottom it shot out a head, made itself into the exact shape of an owl without wings, and began to fly about the place.

like Occurrences 1%

Stop it, d'ye hear!" "P'r'aps it's dying," ses Ginger, as the dog let off a 'owl like a steamer coming up the river.

Which preposition to use with  owls