Which preposition to use with pence

of Occurrences 121%

Faith, and that's pity; but how came he so fine o'th' sudden? 'Twas but last week he borrowed eighteen pence of me on his Waste-Belt to pay his Dinner in an Ordinary.

in Occurrences 87%

"No," replied John; "it is true I carry all my wealth in my little wallet, and have only a few pence in my pocket; but I have faith in God I shall yet succeed.

for Occurrences 85%

[Footnote 33: This very morning a child cutting out brown paper pennies for a shop said, 'Look!

per Occurrences 35%

She called it a Mission, not a Free Kindergarten, partly because the parents paid the trifling fee of one penny per week, and partly because it was connected with the parish work of Holy Trinity, Woolwich, of which her brother was vicar.

to Occurrences 25%

We carried a bag of candy against a sudden appetitecolt's foot, a penny to the stick.

from Occurrences 22%

Long, thought I, may he prove to be; and yet I never borrowed a penny from him in my life.

by Occurrences 17%

I know; I ne'er lost a penny by him.

under Occurrences 16%

Peter Penny under the dream tree.

per Occurrences 13%

The earnings of their work, we think, average about eighteen-pence per week for each person.

on Occurrences 13%

If they pitch pennies on the walk I am careful to go about, for fear that I distract the throw.

at Occurrences 11%

He devoured the exciting feuilleton stories in the evening papers he vended, and spent his spare pennies at the cinema theatres in the vicinity of his poor home.

into Occurrences 9%

He then threw a penny into the well as he made his two wishes.

for Occurrences 9%

It is a ridiculous affair, but as it is as much a 'peculiar institution' as is Southern slavery, I stopped and listened, and after we came into the house Miss S. threw out some pence for them.

in Occurrences 6%

For every forty minutes, one shilling, and for every twenty minutes afterwards, six-pence in addition.

to Occurrences 5%

He sent a Norwegian shipmaster to explore the White Sea, and Wulfstan to trace the coast of Esthonia; envoys bore his presents to the churches of India and Jerusalem, and an annual mission carried Peter's pence to Rome.

out Occurrences 5%

Richard looked at the lady very sharp, particularly with his right eye,you can see him; and Bob took a penny out of his pocket and held it in front of him as if it were an eye-glass; and Frank put his right leg out, and bent forward and said every now and then, "To a T!" "Charming!"

with Occurrences 5%

"I won't even toss pennies with you to find out who quits the service.

than Occurrences 3%

Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound.

against Occurrences 3%

Florrie, who at thirteen and a half had never been able to rattle one penny against another, had since then earned some two thousand five hundred pennies, and had clothed herself and put money aside and also poured a shower of silver upon her clamorous family.

amongst Occurrences 2%

o' the town; and a number of other honest rascals which, though they are grown bankrouts, and live at the reversion of other men's tables, yet, thanks be to God, they have a penny amongst them at all times at their need.

toward Occurrences 2%

Little hands never before devoted to menial services, shoveled snow, and babes gave kisses to earn a few pence toward this consummation.

with Occurrences 2%

I was, indeed, somewhat disturbed by the unshaken perseverance with which she enforced her demands of an unreasonable settlement; yet I should have consented to pass my life in union with her, had not my curiosity led me to a crowd gathered in the street, where I found Ferocula, in the presence of hundreds, disputing for six-pence with a chairman.

of Occurrences 2%

Power of sense-discrimination is important enough, but in this case if we take care of the pounds of admiration and investigation, the pence of sense-discrimination will take care of themselves.

off Occurrences 2%

We never had a penny off th' parish, nor never trouble't anybody till neaw.

down Occurrences 2%

And then Moppet was at that baby again, dropping very cold pennies down his neck.

Which preposition to use with  pence