Which preposition to use with several

of Occurrences 2710%

Even then, I could see none of the brutes; until, happening to crane forward, I saw several of them lying prone, up against the wall of the house.

in Occurrences 47%

Especially there were several in James Town itselfone a lawyer body I had thought the obedient serf of the London merchants, one the schoolmaster, and another a drunken skipper of a river boat.

with Occurrences 17%

Enter Mr. Gingle and several with Musick.

on Occurrences 14%

" Several on the outer edge of the flowing current turned curiously as this sharp cry of boyish pleading rose above the noisy clamor.

among Occurrences 12%

We should do wrong if we did not recognize how honorable is the conduct of several among them; in watching over their legislatures, in enacting that the vote of secession shall be submitted to the ratification of the whole people, certain frontier States seem to have already shown themselves resolved to foil the intrigues at Charleston.

for Occurrences 9%

[-6-] Thus they offered one another staunch friends for bitter enemies and implacable foes for close comrades; and sometimes they exchanged even numbers, at others several for one or fewer for more, altogether carrying on the transactions as if at a market, and overbidding one another as at an auction room.

at Occurrences 9%

It generally appears as an epidemic, and at those seasons when catarrhal complaints are most prevalent, and affects many or several at the same time.

to Occurrences 7%

The old world elk is still found in some of the large game preserves of eastern Germany, where the Emperor, with his somewhat remarkable ideas of sportsmanship, annually adds several to his list of slaughtered game.

from Occurrences 5%

Two volunteer companies went from Richmond, four from Petersburg, one from Norfolk, one from Portsmouth, and several from North Carolina.

as Occurrences 3%

It has been objected that Johnson has omitted many of his best friends, when leaving books to several as tokens of his last remembrance.

before Occurrences 3%

The papers, however, still arrived daily, and of these he soon afterwards laid several before me, pointing, with a curious smile, to a small paragraph in each.

by Occurrences 3%

Downes mentions Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, and several by Beaumont and Fletcher, Ben Jonson, and Brome.

within Occurrences 2%

Do you know a real, first-class one?" "There's several within ten minutes, sir," answered the night-porter.

without Occurrences 1%

When their enemies appeared on more than one side of the building it would have been easy to pick off several without risk to those sheltered within the house, but he gave orders that nothing of that sort should be done.

amongst Occurrences 1%

There are several amongst his poems lamenting, like this, the death of some dear friendperhaps his twin-brother, whom he outlived thirty years.

around Occurrences 1%

Bergs were very scarce last night, but there are several around us to-day.

during Occurrences 1%

There are probably more of these waves, though we crossed several during the last part of the marchso far it seems that the soft parts are in patches only and do not extend the whole length of the hollow.

like Occurrences 1%

'There are several like it in Ottawa and Toronto.'

near Occurrences 1%

" The name was repeated by several near the speaker.

per Occurrences 1%

Apples were inquired after, but upon a rumor that they were unripe, they declined several per cent.

about Occurrences 1%

On reaching the house, my sister inquired what had happened to Pepper, and I told her he had been fighting with a wildcat, of which I had heard there were several about.

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