Which preposition to use with sheltered

of Occurrences 709%

The Church is drawing hosts of young people under the shelter of its teaching, and is placing before men and women ideals which cannot fail to make their mark upon the social standards of the times.

from Occurrences 345%

And we rowed to a high point at a small distance, covered with spruce and fir trees, and put up our tents on the lee side of it, so as to be sheltered from the wind as well as the rain.

in Occurrences 343%

Deer, also, dwell here, and find food and shelter in the ceanothus tangles, with a multitude of smaller people.

for Occurrences 177%

There was better shelter for the French in Montreal than for the British among the ruins of Quebec.

under Occurrences 74%

I live not far from here with my mother and brothers, and if madame likes, we can all take shelter under my humble roof.

to Occurrences 71%

The unfortunate occupants of the "Main-top," who were still in the position of scapegoats, were hunted round the place by an indignant mob, and fled, vainly protesting their innocence, from one shelter to another, until they finally escaped from the playing field into the open country, where they hid behind hedges for the remainder of the afternoon.

behind Occurrences 47%

Gentlemen," before a sudden movement of the platform precipitated him into the arms of his irreverent hearers, or a shout of "Play up at the cocoa-nuts!" followed by a shower of acorns, bits of stick, and pieces of turf, caused him to jump down and hastily seek shelter behind the roller.

on Occurrences 40%

Could any poor beggars be without a shelter on such a night as this?

at Occurrences 39%

He went with two other men in search of us, and discovered us that night when we sought shelter at the wood-cutter's hut.

against Occurrences 27%

All around the wounded cried for help and shelter against the bullets, but there was no room on boats or gang-way for anything but the men to come to shore.

with Occurrences 26%

He is interested in making things; on a wet day he will ask for scissors and paste, or bring out his paint box or chalks; on a fine day he mixes sand or mud with water, or builds a shelter with poles and shawls; at any time when he has an opportunity he shuts himself into the bathroom and experiments with the taps, sails boats, colours water, blows bubbles, tries to mix things, wet and dry.

among Occurrences 18%

The group set off with a fervent Godspeed from the company sheltered among the thick pines and oaks.

beneath Occurrences 14%

They occur singly or in small groups on the north sides of the peaks of the High Sierra, sheltered beneath broad frosty shadows, in amphitheaters of their own making, where the snow, shooting down from the surrounding heights in avalanches, is most abundant.

during Occurrences 12%

In this comprehensive glance we may also notice the shallow wind-worn caves in stratified sandstones along the margins of the plains; and the cave-like recesses in the Sierra slates and granites, where bears and other mountaineers find shelter during the fall of sudden storms.

within Occurrences 12%

They stand up still for our souls before God, and are to be loved above all I thinkand even the humblest of them is to be lovedfor the tombs they shelter within and without.

than Occurrences 11%

Owing to the many delays which the emigrants had experienced, a severe winter had set in before they landed, and had fixed a spot for their permanent abode; and they found themselves exposed to the inclemency of a North climate, with no other shelter than a few tents, besides that which the vessel continued to afford.

from Occurrences 11%

The miners call it Mud Lake, but on this name they do not appear to be agreed, many of them calling the lower part of Tagish or Bove Lake "Mud Lake," on account of its shallowness and flat muddy shores, as seen along the west side, the side nearly always travelled, as it is more sheltered from the prevailing southerly winds.

by Occurrences 7%

And presently, as Beltane leaned thus, grieving and alone, cometh Giles that way, who, pausing beside him, peered down where the besiegers, but ill-sheltered by battered mantlet and palisades, strove amain to bring up one of their rams, since the causeway across the moat was well-nigh complete.

into Occurrences 6%

I have heard an old Gentleman, a Physician, make his Boasts, that when he was a young Fellow he marched several Times at the Head of a Troop of Scotists, and cudgel'd a Body of Smiglesians half the length of High-street, till they had dispersed themselves for Shelter into their respective Garrisons.

as Occurrences 5%

Savages as well as white men were forced to cease their efforts to kill, and for a time we crouched beneath such poor shelter as the trees afforded, but drenched to the skin in a twinkling.

between Occurrences 5%

Then, Lord, what a sight! Below us, sheltered between two flanking hillocks, was about a division of Feisul's Arab infantry, packing up sulkily, preparing to follow the retreat.

over Occurrences 5%

Inside, they found that the canvas was a mere shelter over a prospect hole.

without Occurrences 3%

Why was the solid luxury of the house without comfort, its shelter without the sense of permanence?

near Occurrences 3%

There was no shelter near enough for them to reach it, and it was too dark to travel.

inside Occurrences 3%

The thin hedge dividing the two playgrounds was by this time bare of leaves, and afforded no hiding-place; the only chance of concealment was to take shelter inside the den itselfa place which has already been described.

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