Which preposition to use with shaves

for Occurrences 16%

He had not shaved for long, and fresh water was scarce on board the tug.

in Occurrences 9%

Crossing the first floor as he came to the court, Jack saw, with sudden distinctness among the many faces coming and going, a profile which, in its first association, developed on his vision as that of his own when he shaved in front of the ear in the morning.

with Occurrences 9%

" The late Mr. WILLIAM COBBETT teaching his sons to shave with cold water.

of Occurrences 8%

For one thing, they knew nothing of what was said and done in the Sixth Form studies, and even the prefects themselves never thought for a moment that this little bit of friction in the machinery of Ronleigh College would, figuratively speaking, lead to "hot bearings" and a narrow shave of a general breakdown.

from Occurrences 6%

" They walked along, neither disposed to talk after this narrow shave from a quarrel.

off Occurrences 6%

No longer ago than yesterday a manufacturer of double-back-action jack-planes had assured him that the single-forward-action jack-planes poured upon our shores by the pauper labor of Europe, were, so to speak, shaving off the edge of the national life.

on Occurrences 4%

Amelie's husband spends exactly four cents a weekto get shaved on Sunday.

to Occurrences 4%

When they go into the fields, they shave to the ears, and paint their faces with azure.

like Occurrences 3%

They were studying the Chinese language; and wore the Chinese costume, with their heads shaved like the natives, and with large cues hanging down behind.

without Occurrences 2%

When he saw me he tried to laugh and said he was just going to shave; I asked him if he generally shaved without soap and water, and he burst into tears.'

by Occurrences 2%

According to the French maid in my corridor, Winston Churchill managed to get a shave by ordering tea sent to his room and using the hot water for shaving lather.

into Occurrences 1%

He had a bald head, highly polished, a deep voice, and a chin so very double that it was a wonder how he ever managed to shave into the creases.

during Occurrences 1%

Once, when he had had two particularly close shaves during the day, he insisted upon sleeping outside the barn where we were billeted.

past Occurrences 1%

With a narrow shave past the Chelsea ferry-boat, I backed water, and came alongside a raft of ship-timber seasoning near one of the docks, tenanted by a score or more of semi-amphibious urchins, who were running races over the half-sunken logs, and taking all sizes of duckings, from the slight spatter to the complete souse.

before Occurrences 1%

But be that as it may, I must be going now, so here's a shillin' for you and go to the barber's next door and have a shave before startin' to look for work.

under Occurrences 1%

After I had washed and shaved under the critical eyes of Angèle, Rachel, André and Co., I retired into an inner chamber which had once been an apple store, and went to bed on a straw mattress in the corner.

at Occurrences 1%

"Should a customer cut his hair and shave at the same time, the price will be one shilling.

within Occurrences 1%

My hair will curl, even when shaved within half-an-inch of the scalp; my moustache will stay jet-black, although I sometimes wax the ends of it with soap, and walk on the sunny side of Broadway; my teeth are perfect, and I never need a dentist; and my hands are shameful for a man,so all my old-maid-aunts and bachelor-uncles say.

after Occurrences 1%

He is himself seventy-six years of age, and gray headedthe little hair he has (his head being shaved after the Indian fashion).

Which preposition to use with  shaves