Which preposition to use with pad

of Occurrences 61%

It was written on a sheet of paper which had been taken from a writing pad of the kind sold for a few pence by all stationers.

for Occurrences 50%

Ford's The Lady's Trial (1639), v, I: 'One can ... pick a pocket, Pad for a cloak or hat'; and also Cotton Mather's Discourse on Witchcraft (1689), chap, vii: 'As if you or I should say: We never met with any robbers on the road, therefore there never was any Padding there.'

with Occurrences 28%

And the fierceness was given point by a pair of arms of gorilla length; broad shoulders padded with rolling muscles, and the neck of a bull.

on Occurrences 17%

We saw abundance of deer feeding quietly upon the narrow meadows, and upon the lily pads on our way.

in Occurrences 16%

We saw several feeding quietly like sheep, on the little plain and upon the lily pads in the edge of the water.

from Occurrences 7%

You get in among the hounds, lash them off, and keep the brush and pads from being destroyed.

to Occurrences 5%

What we have to bear in mind in these experiments is that the application of a pad to the frog, in such a manner that effective ground-pressure is obtained, results always in a marked expansion of the heels, and that, with counter-pressure with the ground absent, expansion occurs to little or no extent.

at Occurrences 4%

He was talking to a little pad at one corner of the green blotter which had a list of his appointments.

over Occurrences 4%

A small pad of lint is then to be put over the cut, with a larger pad over it, and the two kept in their places by means of a handkerchief or linen roller bound pretty tightly over them and round the arm.

along Occurrences 2%

As we rounded one of the points that shut out the view of this bay from the lake, we saw two deer feeding quietly upon the lily pads along the shore, some quarter of a mile from us.

into Occurrences 2%

Mike tossed his pads into his bag and got up.

between Occurrences 2%

This arrangement of elastic pads between the vertebræ supplies the spine with so many elastic springs, which serve to break the effect of shock to the brain and the spinal cord from any sudden jar or injury.

across Occurrences 2%

In three long steps Whaley padded across the floor.

out Occurrences 1%

; and he padded out of the room in his soft native shoes.

under Occurrences 1%

At first these substitutes were very badly fitted, and when Stuart painted his famous picture he tried to remedy the malformation they gave the mouth by padding under the lips with cotton.

like Occurrences 1%

Fresh-water lakes; one of them, Mary's lake, crystal-clear, full of flashing pickerel lying under the lily-pads like tigers in the jungle.

beside Occurrences 1%

"Don't you want this notebook?" she called, taking up the pad beside his plate.

fenderlike Occurrences 1%

Muriel was seated upon the high padded fenderlike those one has at clubswhich always formed a cosy spot for the ladies, especially after dinner.

before Occurrences 1%

Then she looked at her father, who, still seated motionless with his back to her, was busy with his fingers upon something on the blotting-pad before him.

about Occurrences 1%

Pa Werner, in trousers, shirt and suspenders, was padding about the kitchen with his pipe and tobacco.

beneath Occurrences 1%

" Friar Laurence raised his great, softly solid face, blue about the jowls and padded beneath the eyes with craft.

after Occurrences 1%

Adair was taking off his pads after his innings.

Which preposition to use with  pad