Which preposition to use with perch

on Occurrences 397%

It was a little after midday when we reached the town, which is perched on a high bluff, overlooking the coasts, and contains about a thousand houses, built of bamboo, and covered with palm leaves.

in Occurrences 53%

Billie Bradley clambered down from her perch in awed silence.

at Occurrences 16%

Even Pap Himes had sought the coolest corner of the porch, his pipe put out, as adding too much to the general swelter, and the hot, yellow cat perched at a discreet distance.

like Occurrences 13%

Morose flees for his life, and is found perched like a monkey on a crossbeam in the attic, with all his nightcaps tied over his ears.

for Occurrences 12%

I kept my lofty perch for hours, frequently closing my eyes to enjoy the music by itself, or to feast quietly on the delicious fragrance that was streaming past.

of Occurrences 11%

From the lofty perch of the "bleacherite" it was a series crammed with thrills and gulps, cheers and gasps, pity and hysteria, dejection and wild exultation, recrimination and adoration, excuse and condemnation, and therefore it was what may cheerfully be called "ripping good" Base Ball.

among Occurrences 9%

I didn't answer a word, and after a little, he flew back to his shadowy perch among the dense foliage of the hemlock.

with Occurrences 9%

The "beautiful blue damsel-flies" alight also in multitudes among them, so fearless that they perch with equal readiness on our boat or paddle, and so various that two adjacent ponds will sometimes be haunted by two distinct sets of species.

above Occurrences 7%

This is a very picturesque village, about three miles east, perched above the Garonne in a narrow defile, possessing an ancient church and a good inn.

beside Occurrences 6%

Rudolph perched beside him,by the same anxious, futile instinct of curiosity, for they could see nothing but the night and the burning stars.

between Occurrences 5%

Just beyond the second line of fortifications is a halting-place by a low wall where the country women (whom one may meet riding in the plaindignified, cloaked and hooded figures, startlingly suggestive of a sacred picture) on mule or donkey, stop to descend from their perch between the saddle-bags or panniers.

to Occurrences 5%

The bird-like tamias frisked about my feet everywhere among the pine-needles and seedy grass-tufts; cranes waded the shallows of the river-bends, the kingfisher rattled from perch to perch, and the blessed ouzel sang amid the spray of every cascade.

near Occurrences 4%

We also heard the note of one fish-hawk, somewhat like that of a pigeon-woodpecker, and soon after saw him perched near the top of a dead white-pine against the island where we had first camped, while a company of peetweets were twittering and teetering about over the carcass of a moose on a low sandy spit just beneath.

by Occurrences 4%

He spent some time at this, having reached his high perch by a third rope ladder.

without Occurrences 2%

About a dozen dropped out at the mere reading of the test and accepted their rating as Perch without a trial; as many more failed either to execute their dives properly or to give satisfaction in their swimming strokes.

atop Occurrences 2%

She selected from the brown jar on the table three of the brownest, crumbliest, most perfect cookies, with a walnut meat perched atop of each, placed them temptingly on the saucer and, descending the steps, came swiftly across the grass to the triumphant Snooky.

before Occurrences 2%

" Maru borrowed Kaipi's knife, nodded confidently as we adjured him to use caution, and then slipped back along the track so that he could climb to the level of the one-eyed person's perch before attempting to creep upon him.

into Occurrences 2%

Arriving opposite it, we walked out on to the projecting arm of rock, and I must confess to having felt an intolerable sense of terror as I looked down from that dizzy perch into the unknown depths below usinto the deeps from which there rose ever the thunder of the falling water and the shroud of rising spray.

over Occurrences 2%

A small and rather forlorn-looking clock perches over the doorway, and keeps time, when going, moderately well.

within Occurrences 2%

"Perching within square royal rooves.

as Occurrences 1%

Late comers looked for seats, found none, and were forced to content themselves with such perches as neighboring trees and the roofs of the outbuildings might afford.

amongst Occurrences 1%

He looked such a merry little rogue, perched amongst the nets and fishing tackle, that I felt I should improve my picture by introducing him into it, and therefore from that day he came for a certain time every morning to be painted.

amid Occurrences 1%

The church and older portions of the town are perched amid modern residences on the hill side above, and a quaint row of mariners' cottages (Quay Town) lies at the seaward foot of the headland.

opposite Occurrences 1%

He watched her closely as she flashed into the room, like some swift, vivid bird perching opposite him.

out Occurrences 1%

He chanced to look up at the little glooming window, perched out of reach of mankind.

Which preposition to use with  perch