Which preposition to use with pier

of Occurrences 80%

I knew the seaman's trick of throwing, having seen their brawls at the pier of Leith, and I had no notion for the steel in my throat.

at Occurrences 41%

Pier at 8.45, and Thirty-fourth st. at 9 a.m., | | landing at Yonkers, (Nyack, and Tarrytown | | by ferry-boat), Cozzens, West Point, Cornwall, | | Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, | | Bristol, Catskill, Hudson, and New-Baltimore.

with Occurrences 20%

"Because I was a fool," said Piers with sudden, curious vehemence.

in Occurrences 19%

I talked with some of our American professors just as they landed on the pier in New York fresh from a summer in Germany which was cut short by the outbreak of the war.

to Occurrences 12%

The Song of the Builder I sink my piers to the solid rock,

on Occurrences 9%

One evening, entering the room unexpectedly, she found Piers on his knees beside the bed.

for Occurrences 7%

He looked keenly at Piers for several quiet seconds.

by Occurrences 5%

He moved at last, quietly, massively, and took Piers by the shoulders.

into Occurrences 4%

There were cries of admiring delight as the carriage ran from the long wooden pier into the dim arcade of sycamore and pine, through which the road wound, all the way to Rosedale.

without Occurrences 3%

You see, we don't generally allow no interfering on our pier without lave, sir; the pier being ourn, we pays for the repairing.

above Occurrences 3%

Surely while we have been telling the story of Westover, Gadabout has had time to reach the steamboat pier above the house; and we may take it that she is safely tied to the pilings.

as Occurrences 3%

There was something about its unvarying progress that struck Piers as British.

between Occurrences 3%

Victor, who was on the watch, rushed to meet them with characteristic nimbleness, and he and Piers between them carried Sir Beverley in, and laid him down before the great hall fire.

from Occurrences 3%

Piers from above began to have a glimpse of a tweed coat and a strong brown hand that swung in time to the steady stride.

along Occurrences 2%

Travelers also arrive at the Third and Townsend street railroad station, or, if they come by sea through the Golden Gate, at the piers along the waterfront.

before Occurrences 2%

Lord and Lady Deppingham were on the pier before him.

opposite Occurrences 1%

We glided through forests of masts and rigging and slid up to a pier opposite great sagging warehouses behind which the sun was setting.

through Occurrences 1%

She knew fully why he had pressed upon her the task of helping Piers through his dark hour.

against Occurrences 1%

To the eastward a promontory of rocks jutted into the sea, serving as a pier against the wash of the tide, and adding a picturesqueness to the curve of the beach.

under Occurrences 1%

He did not see Piers under his lowered hat-brim till he was within a few feet of him.

after Occurrences 1%

When we returned to the steamer pier after our visit at Westover, we found quite a wind on the river and the houseboat fretfully bumping the pilings.

within Occurrences 1%

The practice of defraying out of the Treasury of the United States the expenses incurred by the establishment and support of light-houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers within the bays, inlets, harbors, and ports of the United States, to render the navigation thereof safe and easy, is coeval with the adoption of the Constitution, and has been continued without interruption or dispute.

like Occurrences 1%

It must be remembered that a houseboat does not come up to piers like a steamboat, always finding men waiting to catch lines and to help in making landings.

about Occurrences 1%

Mr. Brayley, in his Londiniana, wrote about five years since that "if due care be taken when the old bridge is pulled down, the bones and ashes of its venerable architect may still be found;"and, true enough, the bones of old Peter were found on removing the pier about a fortnight since.

near Occurrences 1%

He nevertheless maintained an unusual degree of independence until one day, while playing in one of the rowboats lying outside a small pier near their house, he, too, fell in and was pulled out by Adolph.

Which preposition to use with  pier