Which preposition to use with sawn

in Occurrences 31%

Therefore he got Mr Spelman to find him a long small pine tree, which he first sawed in two, lengthways, and hollowed into two troughs; then, by laying the small end of one into the wide end of the other, he had a spout long enough to reach across the room, and go through the wall on both sides.

of Occurrences 17%

Sabina was most piquante, and Claude interspersed his genial and enthusiastic eloquence with various wise saws of 'the prophet.'

into Occurrences 16%

Have the bones neatly sawed into convenient sizes, and cover the ends with a small piece of common crust, made with flour and water.

through Occurrences 15%

The doorway was sawed through these logs, and a door, constructed of bark, was made to fit it; a rude hearth of sandstone was built in one corner, and a hole was open above it to let out the smoke.

at Occurrences 13%

"Last night the weather was so mild that a plan was made for cutting out the steamboat; all the Irishmen in town were ordered to be on the harbor with axes, shovels, and saws at seven this morning.

from Occurrences 6%

The water-front swarms with craft, scows and canoes, birch, canvas, peterboro; the great bateaux of the northern lumberman, neat little skiffs, clumsy rafts; heavy "double-enders," whip-sawed from green timber, with capacity of two to five tons; lighters and barges carrying as much as forty tonsall having come through the perils of the upper lakes and shot the canon rapids.

with Occurrences 5%

These two soon had the bunks made out of the rough planks they had sawed with all a green-horn's pains.

through Occurrences 5%

We should find in the valleys the old moraines left as vast deposits of boulder and shingle, which would be in time sawn through and sorted over by the rivers.

on Occurrences 5%

It is a large fish, and carries a big saw on its head, with which it stabs sideways at its prey.

in Occurrences 4%

In order to procure it, the tree is felled and sawn in pieces.

off Occurrences 4%

Briefly, in the business of war men must not regard the massacres, the burnings, the battles, and the marches, etc.that is what the petty and simple do who only look with the eyes of children at the surgeon, how he cuts off the hand or saws off the leg, but do not see or notice that he does it in order to save the whole body.

to Occurrences 3%

An' whin ye've been at it an hour ye'll find it goes betther wid a little blasphemin';" and he gave his end of the saw to the reluctant Potts.

into Occurrences 3%

Have the bone sawn into 4 or 5 pieces, cover with hot water, bring it to a boil, and remove any scum that may rise to the surface.

over Occurrences 2%

After a moment a tall figure emerged around a corner, arrayed in coarse working clothes, with a saw over his shoulders.

for Occurrences 2%

Most courtierly. Keep, keep those sweet saws for the lady's self.

about Occurrences 2%

In experience, a child: in obstinacy, a woman: in nothing a man, but in logic-chopping: instead of God's grace, a few schoolboy saws about benevolence, and industry, and independencethere is his metal.

for Occurrences 1%

This feature is affected to some extent by the manner in which the wood is sawed; thus edge-grain pine flooring is much better than flat-sawn for uniformity of wear. |-|

across Occurrences 1%

It is very pretty when sawn across in slices, and looks like scroll-saw work.

under Occurrences 1%

Eugene had been apprenticed to a carpenter, and the son of the viscount was now often seen walking through the streets in a blouse, carrying a board on his shoulder or a saw under his arm.

off Occurrences 1%

When his clothes are so stiff with dirt that they will stand up without any inside assistance from Violet, they are sawn off him and consigned to the incinerator and he is given a new suit.

across Occurrences 1%

Its two outer doors opened with latch strings and were sawed across just above the middle, so that the lower sections might be kept closed against the straying pigs and fowls, while the upper part remained open to help the windows opposite give light and ventilation.

Which preposition to use with  sawn