Which preposition to use with proper

for Occurrences 334%

I said to one of them: "But you are not correct; you have a black dress certainly, but I don't think pearl-grey gloves are proper for such an occasion."

to Occurrences 263%

This park, which is but one block in extent, is so set off from the thoroughfares that it bears chiefly the traffic that is proper to the place itself.

in Occurrences 70%

Are priests bound to follow the Proper in their own diocese?

of Occurrences 30%

The mass of them and the masses under their influence are preponderatingly Confucian; and in the observance of ancestral worship, the most remarkable feature of the religion proper of China from the earliest times, of which Confucius was not the author but the prophet, an overwhelming majority are regular and assiduous.

at Occurrences 20%

This is proper at noon for a side-dish.

than Occurrences 18%

What can be more proper than to mention one or two of those obvious recommendations of his works, which must lead every human creature to desire a nearer acquaintance.

on Occurrences 16%

" With much reluctance I found myself obliged to accept a dowry which, however natural and proper on Earth, was, I felt, unusual in Mars.

as Occurrences 7%

If he cannot allow any neglect of the terms on which elders and juniors should live together, how is it that he neglects to conform to what is proper as between prince and public servant?

unto Occurrences 6%

And I gat an abrupt and horrid shaking of the spirit; for I did feel in verity that my soul had come too anigh; and that the Beast had a sure knowledge concerning me; yet did make to my destruction with no haste; but after that way and fashion that did seem proper unto it.

from Occurrences 5%

I deem it of much importance to a just economy and a correct understanding of naval expenditures that there should be an entire separation of the appropriations for the support of the naval service proper from those for permanent improvements at navy-yards and stations and from ocean steam mail service and other special objects assigned to the supervision of this Department.

under Occurrences 5%

FOR SUDDEN AND ABRUPT ALTERATION OF DIET.Depriving the child at once of the breast, and substituting artificial food, however proper under due regulations such food may be, will invariably cause bowel complaints.

before Occurrences 3%

As the exchange did not take place until after the day prescribed by the treaty, it is deemed proper before its publication again to submit it to the Senate.

with Occurrences 3%

The extreme end of the Prado lies along the shore of the bay of Manila, having the roadstead and ships on one side, and the city proper with its fortifications and moats on the other.

without Occurrences 3%

Well, I'll bet they've got loose, an' that we're bein' kept here until they can do us up proper without attractin' the attention of the European population.

after Occurrences 3%

As a reward for this success both generals received the title of imperator, but neither had that of Iudaicus, although all the other privileges (including arches bearing trophies) that were proper after so great a victory were voted to them.

into Occurrences 2%

Consequently most writers of the classical period subdivide the proof proper into probatio, or affirmative proof, and refutatio, or refutation.

over Occurrences 1%

Even to-day one enters the precincts of the château proper over a drawbridge which spans an arm of the Loire, or rather, a moat which leads directly from the parent stream.

like Occurrences 1%

"I do wish that I could be proper like little French girls," she said, with a sigh.

about Occurrences 1%

Something of splendor is certainly proper about the Chief Magistrate for the credit of the nation.

towards Occurrences 1%

Mr. Washington treated Mr. Gates with a politeness which had a frank and easy air, while the other responded with that shade of respect which was proper towards his general."

during Occurrences 1%

They were scrupulously exact in their interpretation and observance of the Jewish law as the rule to regulate the life of the Jewish community in every department, and were the representatives of that legal tendency which gave character to the development of Judaism proper during the period which elapsed between the date of the Captivity and the advent of Christianity.

by Occurrences 1%

Crossing a rough field, the visitor enters the monastery proper by a doorway pierced in the cloister wall.

among Occurrences 1%

And that is proper among such as us.

along Occurrences 1%

But the frontier of Kentucky, and of Virginia proper along the Ohio, suffered severely.

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