Which preposition to use with peeps

at Occurrences 194%

Furthermore, at certain hours of the day, when the sunshine is poured down at the required angle, the whole mass of the spray enveloping the fairy establishment is brilliantly irised; and it is through so glorious a rainbow atmosphere as this that some of our blessed ouzels obtain their first peep at the world.

through Occurrences 188%

They peeped over the wall into the next garden, they peeped through holes in the fences and finished up with a swing in the hammock.

into Occurrences 173%

It was curious to see him peep into her bottle-filled satchel, with an old man's freedom; and to hear him audibly wonder thereat, whether, after all, men were any more addicted than women to the social glass when they wanted to put a better face on affairs.

over Occurrences 86%

I was surprised that we saw none of their women; but the Brahmin told me that they were every where gazing through their windows; and, on looking up, through these slanting apertures I could often see their eyes peeping over the upper edge of the window-sill.

from Occurrences 82%

Fashionable ladies peeped from brocaded curtains and ogled for his regard.

out Occurrences 65%

[Peeping out of the door.

of Occurrences 61%

At peep of day the trumpets blew, and Beltane, starting up from slumber, found the great camp all astir about him; the smoke of a hundred watch-fires rose up into the stilly air of morning and made a fragrant mist amid the trees beneath which armour glinted as guard relieved guard and the new-waked companies mustered under arms.

in Occurrences 30%

He peeps in the narrow-mouth'd glass, Which depends from a branch of the tree; He ventures to creep down,alas!

above Occurrences 18%

Languidly, to rest himself, he threw his arm over a rock just peeping above the water.

behind Occurrences 12%

" Antonin, however, having peeped behind the booth containing the china ornaments, lurched back again, still with his hands in his pockets, and said with his vicious sneer: "Just look there, you'll see something.

around Occurrences 10%

"It's Bluff, and he's up in that tree!" shouted Will, as he peeped around his own shelter, and took in the picture with another "click.

between Occurrences 8%

The crown is wreathed in dainty green, And from their leaves there peep between Some rosebuds white as winter snows.

round Occurrences 7%

In easy state upon this couch there sat a Giant glorious to see; who bore a glowing torch, in shape not unlike Plenty's horn, and who raised it high to shed its light on Scrooge, as he came peeping round the door.

under Occurrences 7%

He hunted carefully, thoroughly, opening doors, peeping under furniture, investigating clothespresses, listening at intervals, at intervals calling with misleading mildness.

with Occurrences 7%

There one may see huge dead trees with their bark seemingly sound, and their inside a mere cavern with touchwood at the bottom; into which caverns one used to peep with some caution.

about Occurrences 6%

My sister and I used to peep about among the faggots to find the eggs the hens sometimes left there.

inside Occurrences 6%

" They bought the magazines, but they might just as well not have done so, for when they reached Roland late that afternoon they had hardly peeped inside the covers.

for Occurrences 3%

The captain, with steadily rising anger, endured this game of one-eyed bo-peep for five minutes; then he rose and, muttering strange things in his beard, stalked upstairs to his room.

among Occurrences 3%

He is a roguish little elf, A gay audacious fellow, Who tramps about in doublet green And skirt of brightest yellow; In ev'ry field, by ev'ry road, He peeps among the grasses, And shows his sunny little face To ev'ry one that passes.

on Occurrences 2%

Enter Scaramouch, peeping on all sides before he enters.

beyond Occurrences 2%

Then there was a peep beyond that showed me something that to this day I cannot understand, but I tell it because my instincts assure me that boy-Folks and girl-Folks in good homes with good parents will know just what it meant.

beside Occurrences 2%

He breathed a great thankful sigh when the doctor came in, with Felicia, white faced, peeping beside his shoulder.

beneath Occurrences 2%

The rising sun, darting an inquisitive beam 'twixt a leafy opening, fell upon Beltane's wide, slow-heaving breast; crept upwards to his chin, his cheek, and finally strove to peep beneath his slumberous, close-shut lids; whereat Beltane stirred, yawned, threw wide and stretched his mighty arms, and thereafter, blinking drowsily, sat up, his golden hair be-tousled, and stared sleepily about him.

underneath Occurrences 2%

In this case, the doors of this old-fashioned conveyance were locked, the windows up, and, as I said, the blinds down, but not so closely that the curious child could not peep underneath one of them, and see into the interior.

amidst Occurrences 1%

The roof over the well peeped amidst tussocks of grass a good eight feet high, and the canary creeper wrapped about the chimney stack and gesticulated with stiff tendrils towards the heavens.

Which preposition to use with  peeps