Which preposition to use with relative

to Occurrences 1022%

He soon distinguished me from the rest of his visitors, by addressing questions to me relative to my history and adventures; and I, in turn, was gratified to have met with one who took an interest in my concerns, and who alone, of all I had here met with, could either enter into my feelings or comprehend my opinions.

of Occurrences 412%

We have the authority of a near relative of that gentleman for asserting, that the satisfactory testimonials which he possesses of the correctness of his narrative, are sufficient to satisfy the most incredulous, and to silence malignity itself.

in Occurrences 126%

he exclaimed with a chuckle, 'you're the chap I was consulted about down near the mouth of the Rackett the other day, by a country trout, who was on a journey to visit his relatives in the streams of Canada.

on Occurrences 27%

Not if I hadn't a relative on earth!" "You misjudge him, Jane.

at Occurrences 26%

"Allen returned to England without a scratch, and his opponent was carried back to Paris with a sword-thrust through his heart, and buried beside his royal relatives at Saint Denis.

by Occurrences 24%

" "Daggett was near his end, and cannot be classed with those who talk idly in the pride of their health and strengthmen who are ever ready to say'Tush, God has forgotten.'" "Why was this told to you, when the man had natural friends and relatives by the dozen over on the Vineyard?" "He had been away from the Vineyard and them relatives fifty years; a length of time that weakens a body's feelings considerably.

with Occurrences 19%

You are aware, sir, that our English cousins do not often view their cis-atlantic relatives with the most lenient eyes.

as Occurrences 10%

Nominally they suffered on account of some wrong done to his parents or his brothers or the rest who had perished with those relatives as an excuse, but really on account of their property.

from Occurrences 10%

"This is Robert Stevens, your relative from Virginia.

for Occurrences 8%

And he was so upset by the extraordinary muddle in which he found his nephew's home, once all prosperity, that remorse came upon him as if he were in some degree responsible for what had happened, since he had egotistically kept away from his relatives for his own peace's sake.

than Occurrences 7%

In the same year the duchess of Brabant, the last descendant of the duke of that province, died, leaving no nearer relative than the duchess of Burgundy; so that Philip obtained in right of his wife this new and important accession to his dominions.

among Occurrences 5%

Some among the concourse, however, were undoubtedly present to welcome friends and relatives among the passengers.

near Occurrences 4%

"If you had a brother or any relative near you I would not worry you, would not tell you.

into Occurrences 3%

It may have been because he found it necessary to frighten his young relative into habits of accuracy, or possibly because an outrage committed against a Greek poet was to him the most horrid of all outrages; but anyhow, during these studies, he altogether laid aside that restraint which he was usually so jealous to maintain over his powers of sarcasm and invective.

out Occurrences 3%

how these troubles drive all thought of children and brothers and all relatives out of my mind except in the wakeful hours of the night, and then I think of you all with sadness, that I cannot add to your enjoyment but only to your anxiety. ...

about Occurrences 3%

"I anticipate," he says, "great pleasure in seeing many dear relatives about me, on one of the greatest festivals the world has ever witnessed.

without Occurrences 2%

The error of the extreme idealist is in endeavouring to realize the absolute without the relative, and the error of the extreme materialist is in endeavouring to realize the relative without the absolute.

beyond Occurrences 2%

He dreaded his relative beyond measure.

during Occurrences 2%

He soon regained his public position, for the people's outburst of anger was quenched by the blow they had dealt him, just as a bee leaves its sting in the wound; but his private affairs were in great distress and disorder, as he had lost many of his relatives during the plague, while others were estranged from him on political grounds.

over Occurrences 2%

So it was arranged; and soon Betty was talking to her anxious relative over the wire.

towards Occurrences 2%

It is only in the last few years that the general political distress of Islâm has inclined the estranged relatives towards reconciliation.

under Occurrences 2%

After Porche's death his widow, failing in an attempt to get official sanction for the manumission of Eulalie and her offspring and desiring the effort to be renewed in case of her own death, made a nominal sale of them to a relative under pledge of emancipation.

within Occurrences 1%

All those who had already been conspicuous were there, and others who had friends or relatives within the jail hastened to the attack.

across Occurrences 1%

"I'm thinkin' that gin ye find relatives across the line, auld Angus McRae will be losin' his dawtie.

against Occurrences 1%

A kind of game that is a cousin of mine, so to speak; yes, that's the way with the world nowadays, relatives against relatives, brother against brother; if one wants to get through the world oneself, one must push others out of the way.

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