Which preposition to use with plunder

of Occurrences 140%

"Here is good plunder of weapons and armour," quoth Roger, "'tis seldom the outlaws come by such.

in Occurrences 35%

"Ain't you goin' to pack your plunder in?" inquired the bridegroom harshly, almost threateningly, as he pitched out upon the path a number of bundles and boxes.

from Occurrences 26%

Simpson and myself obtained a remount, bade good-bye to our dead mules which had served us so well, and after collecting the ornaments and other plunder from the dead Indians, we left their bodies and bones to bleach on the prairie.

to Occurrences 17%

A stream of gold flowed to the mother country, and the caravels which transported the treasures of the new world became objects of plunder to all nations hostile to Spain.

on Occurrences 14%

The accusations of plundering on the part of German soldiers is naturally denied in toto by all parties in the Fatherland.

for Occurrences 11%

" "Well, we got as hungry as hounds half a dozen mile from home, and when a farmhouse hove in sight, Joe said he 'd ask for a bite, and leave some of the plunder for pay.

at Occurrences 9%

When the enemy came up to the commanders and the army, they all fell down at their feet, and besought them "to wait till Caesar's arrival; they saw that their city was taken, our works completed, and their tower undermined, therefore they desisted from a defence; that no obstacle could arise, to prevent their being instantly plundered at a beck, as soon as he arrived, if they refused to submit to his orders."

by Occurrences 8%

The savages also gratified their passion for murder and plunder by killing many of the retreating allies on the borders of the lake, and stripping them of every article of value.

with Occurrences 7%

Nor were the mere numbers the most telling point about it; for the worse half escapedLivingston's Montreal 'patriots,' many of whom had done very little fighting, Montgomery's time-expired New Yorkers, most of whom wanted to go home, and Jerry Duggan's miscellaneous rabble, all of whom wanted a maximum of plunder with a minimum of war.

than Occurrences 4%

But, perhaps, being peopled chiefly with soldiers, who would rather live by plunder than by agriculture, and who consider war as their best trade, New Scotland would be more obstinately defended than some settlements of far greater value; and the French are too well informed of their own interest, to provoke hostility for no advantage, or to select that country for invasion, where they must hazard much and can win little.

under Occurrences 4%

The plundering under the name of "military requisitions," the despotic rule of the army officers, and the general insecurity were even more desolating.

after Occurrences 3%

Now, Sir, what I would desire of you is, to represent to this fluttering Tribe of young Fellows, who are for making their Fortunes by these indirect Means, that stealing a Man's Daughter for the sake of her Portion, is but a kind of Tolerated Robbery; and that they make but a poor Amends to the Father, whom they plunder after this Manner, by going to bed with his Child.

before Occurrences 2%

As they straggled in different directions, driving their plunder before them, Postumius attacked them in several places, where he had posted bodies of troops in advantageous positions.

into Occurrences 2%

They descend from thence in parties into the flat countries of Abyssinia, whence they return with their plunder into the mountains, where they are secure against pursuit.

as Occurrences 2%

He submits to plunder as a matter of course, and then announces himself as a messenger sent to invite Robin Hood to the royal presence.

off Occurrences 2%

The evidence showed that the captain called out,"Stranger, ef you don't tote your plunder off that gang-plank, I'll spill you in the drink.

without Occurrences 1%

" This may be believed; but the book is a most wretched farrago of articles plundered without acknowledgment, or judgment, which, indeed, was the case with most of Rolt's compilations.

above Occurrences 1%

I wonder if the beggars were clever enough to carry the plunder above the flood line.

along Occurrences 1%

Later the same race of men came plundering along the French coast and conquered the whole northern country; but here the results were altogether different.

among Occurrences 1%

The taking of Balambangan has been generally imputed to the treacherous disposition and innate love of plunder among the Sulus, as well as to their fear that it would destroy the trade of Sulu by injuring all that of the archipelago.

beyond Occurrences 1%

There will be plunder beyond reckoning.

like Occurrences 1%

In this island some of the Egyptians have houses, and a village as large as a town; and whatever ships from any quarter, either through mistaking the channel, or by the storm, have been driven from their course upon the coast, they constantly plunder like pirates.

near Occurrences 1%

Up to this time, the country has been considered quite safe, the only robbery this winter having been that of the party of Mr. Degen, of New York, which was plundered near Tiberias.

out Occurrences 1%

Flint, the long-limbed lumberman, from the wilds of Maine, was a conscript who, when government demanded his money or his life, calculated the cost, and decided that the cash would be a dead loss and the claim might be repeated, whereas the conscript would get both pay and plunder out of government, while taking excellent care that government got very little out of him.

about Occurrences 1%

It was a hybrid apartment, between a large closet and a small room; one four-paned window gave scant light and ventilation; all the broken or disused plunder about the house was pitched into it, and in the middle sat a tumbled bed.

Which preposition to use with  plunder