Which preposition to use with shoeing

of Occurrences 126%

As the concourse increases the shoes of the Faithful gather in heaps along the inner edge of the porch: only the newer shoes are permitted to lie, sole against sole, close to their owners, each of whom after washing in the shaded cistern takes his place in the hindmost line of worshippers.

in Occurrences 121%

And don't go out in these thin shoes in damp weatherpromise!'

with Occurrences 103%

When she at last arrivedshe was a nondescript-looking girl, with a small hat squashed on her head, a serge coat and skirt, black gloves and shoes with spatsEdith greeted her rather reproachfully with: 'You're late, Grace.'

for Occurrences 99%

"Haven't you got something or other to make some shoes for Nig?

on Occurrences 83%

"Get 'em big enough and there won't be any fussin' about the fit," the old man explained his theory: and indeed the fit of those shoes on Johnnie's feet was not a thing to fuss overit was past considering.

to Occurrences 42%

Country editors, who, before speculating in tickets of admission, were without shoes to their feet, have been suddenly converted into haughty despots and bloated aristocrats by their prodigious gains.

from Occurrences 28%

Saying the which, Beltane caught the shoe from Giles's hold and strode away blithe and debonair, leaving the garrulous archer dumb for once and beyond all words amazed.

at Occurrences 26%

But after looking about him for an angry second or two, he flung down the rope of his sled, walked sulkily uphill, and kicked off his snow-shoes at the door of the cabin, all with the air of one who waits, but is not baulked of his purpose.

by Occurrences 18%

Shoes by the million have been accepted that melt as soon as they are wet; garments are stacked mountain-high in the storehouses that blow into rags so soon as the air goes through them.

into Occurrences 12%

I am turning your red shoes into dancing shoes!

of Occurrences 9%

Party employed as before; the shoeing of the horses progresses rapidly, Mr. H. Gregory and Bowman shoeing five horses each day, although some of them are very restive. 7th June.

against Occurrences 8%

The scratching of his shoes against the rock would have come to our ears.

as Occurrences 8%

In the summer, he holds a cost as a thing of ornament rather than use, and boots or shoes as luxuries, not to be reckoned as among the necessaries of life.

over Occurrences 7%

There was much barking and howling of back-yard dogs and clattering of shoes over sheds and boxes.

before Occurrences 7%

These shoes before being worn had to be greased with tallow, with a little tar in it.

off Occurrences 7%

Sorrow herself would put her shoes off her feet in approaching the weeping Magdalene.

like Occurrences 7%

I've often wondered how you could manage with small shoes like mine to get in your hand to pull the needle through; but I see you don't use a needle, and I see that you are sewing it all on the outside of the boot, and don't put your hand inside at all.

after Occurrences 6%

Shall I fling an old shoe after ye? NICH.

than Occurrences 5%

For such parents as do otherwise, Plutarch esteems of them "that are more careful of their shoes than of their feet," that rate their wealth above their children.

under Occurrences 4%

Shoes under foot of cot.

down Occurrences 3%

His shoes down the passage came clod, clod, clod, And when he opened the door, He croaked so harsh, 'twas as much as she could To keep from laughing the more, the more, To keep from laughing the more.

near Occurrences 3%

It did him good to sight the big chimney, and still more to see the big Colonel putting on his snow-shoes near the bottom of the hill, where the cabin trail met the river trail.

through Occurrences 3%

When he made the visits in question, Charlie was generally reconnoitred by his sister from a window over the door, and was compelled to put his shoes through a system of purification, devised by her for his especial benefit.

inside Occurrences 2%

My morning toilette consists of a long black studio apron such as the French children wear to school,it takes the place of a dress,felt shoes inside my sabots, a big hat, and long gardening-gloves.

between Occurrences 2%

Lionardo, the natural son of Messer Pietro, notary of Florence and landed proprietor at Vinci, was so beautiful of person that no one, says Vasari, has sufficiently extolled his charm; so strong of limb that he could bend an iron ring or horse-shoe between his fingers; so eloquent of speech that those who listened to his words were fain to answer "Yes" or "No" as he thought fit.

Which preposition to use with  shoeing