Which preposition to use with refuse

to Occurrences 123%

Shall we give a liberty to a man's library which we refuse to his belief?

of Occurrences 99%

By casting the refuse of their carrion into these waters, the New York Rendering Company have rendered foul and noxious the once healthful atmosphere of our aquarian outlets, rendering themselves a nuisance, at the same time.

at Occurrences 47%

Howard refused at first to meet the emperor's wishes; but, on the English ambassador representing good might come of the visit, Howard went to see his majesty, and remained with him two hours in conversation, during which time he made the emperor acquainted with the bad state of some of the Austrian prisons.

in Occurrences 39%

The damsel was overjoyed at these tidings, and her father received them with equal pleasure, refusing in consequence the solicitations of every other suitor.

for Occurrences 39%

In 1879 pupils had to be refused for want of room, and from that time till her death the scholars numbered nearly seven hundred.

with Occurrences 34%

In these milling operations waste far exceeds use, for after the choice young manageable trees on any given spot have been felled, the woods are fired to clear the ground of limbs and refuse with reference to further operations, and, of course, most of the seedlings and saplings are destroyed.

on Occurrences 30%

It clung to the shelving sides of the shallow ravine; it was scattered like bits of refuse on the numerous railroad embankments, where building was unhandy and streets almost impossible, to be convenient to the mills.

from Occurrences 18%

It is a kind of murky drain, which, flowing between, catches the refuse from Fifth Avenue and the leavings from Broadway.

without Occurrences 13%

Russia and England suggested that the question should be solved by a congress, to which proposal Napoleon III acceded: Cavour now believed all was lost, since Sardinia could not refuse without putting herself in the wrong.

as Occurrences 6%

One is called Conventions-Münze (conventional currency), which is fully equivalent to gold and sliver and cannot be refused as such throughout the whole of the Austrian dominions; the other, called Wiener Währung (Vienna security) is current and payable in Austria proper only, and bears a loss, out of the Archduchy.

under Occurrences 4%

It is curious that among the conspirators the author should not have introduced the dauntless woman, Epicharis, who refused under the most cruel tortures to betray the names of her accomplices, and after biting out her tongue died from the sufferings that she had endured on the rack.

through Occurrences 3%

On being stirred up, the oil rises to the top, which they skim off with their hands and put into skins or jars; when thus skimmed, they pass the grounds or refuse through a sieve, the water running off; the stones and pulp are then saved for firing.

into Occurrences 2%

To this day men who have heard of this scold those who throw their refuse into the street and bid them heap it up in some out-of-the-way place.

before Occurrences 2%

This time every one who met him on the road salaamed low to him and made way for him and every shopkeeper to whom he went gave him alms: and the people in the village who had refused before gladly made offerings to him.

after Occurrences 2%

Feist had of course suspected that Logotheti had some object in forcing him to undergo a cure, and this suspicion had been confirmed by the opium cigarettes, which he would have refused after the first time if he had possessed the strength of mind to do so.

like Occurrences 2%

When the coffee was brought I sat smoking and surly over it, as if my head ached from the day's drink; Grim and Jeremy, aching for sleep but refusing like good artists to neglect a detail of their part, went to another table and played backgammon, betting quarrelsomely; and at last one of the five men walked over and touched Yussuf Dakmar's shoulder.

out Occurrences 2%

Ninian refused out-of-hand, lighted a cigar, and sat on a log in a permanent fashion.

throughout Occurrences 1%

The next day he received a call from the Minister, who desired him to replace the "wild-cat" bill by one of more respectable currency, as those kind of bills were beginning to be refused throughout the Territory.

himfor Occurrences 1%

When Margaret refused himfor the sixth time, I thinkI won't swear that she didn't kiss him under the dark stairway.

during Occurrences 1%

g. It refused during the Civil War to pay its promises with silver or gold.

by Occurrences 1%

I was set to picking berries to replenish the family larder; but this soon became monotonous, and I appropriated the old grain-sieve, placing it beside the bushes, and pounding the huckleberries into it with a stick; the result was a heterogeneous conglomeration of worms, leaves, bugs, and crushed berries; but I succeeded in eliminating the refuse by throwing the whole mass into a tub of water, and skimming off the risings.

anythin Occurrences 1%

The same man never refused anythin' he could get for nothin' in his life.

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