Which preposition to use with showering

of Occurrences 852%

It was a long time before the ancients received credit for their stories of showers of stones; and all were ready to joke with Butler, at the story of the Thracian rock, which fell in the river Aegos: "For Anaxagoras, long agon, Saw hills, as well as you i'th' moon, And held the sun was but a piece Of red hot iron as big as Greece.

on Occurrences 67%

They built great baths, hot and cold, and of all kindsfrom baths where people could swim, to baths where they were only showered on by a very sharp rain.

in Occurrences 27%

" Of the numerous other items of plant weather-lore, it is said that "March wind wakes the ether (i. e., adder) and blooms the whin;" and many of our peasantry maintain that: "A peck of March dust and a shower in May, Makes the corn green and the fields gay.

from Occurrences 17%

Spray blew across the bulwarks and fell in heavy showers from a boat on the skids.

at Occurrences 15%

Landing stores from the schooner; general duties; light shower at 3 p.m.; evening cloudy.

with Occurrences 11%

In those strenuous hours of darkness the weather continued vile, and the storm wind flung the frequent heavy showers with cutting force against the struggling men.

over Occurrences 9%

Later still there was an eruption of ashes and loose obsidian cinders, probably from the same vent, which, besides forming the Cinder Cone, scattered a heavy shower over the surrounding woods for miles to a depth of from six inches to several feet.

for Occurrences 9%

In the lyric, The Cloud, it is the animating spirit of the Cloud itself that sings the song: "I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the leaves when laid

during Occurrences 8%

Stormy showers during the night had cleansed the sky, which was of a pure blue, with a flaming sun, whose heat in fact was excessive for the season.

like Occurrences 5%

My skin is so tight now that it doesn't fit me at all, and I know I can't stand another warm shower like the last.

around Occurrences 5%

"May Ellen sat beneath a thorn And in a shower around

by Occurrences 5%

Nobody any longer complained of the heat; and, when it began to shower by fits and starts, nobody complained of that, either.

to Occurrences 5%

The English money was to the Austrians, as a shower to a field, where all the vegetative powers are kept unactive by a long continuance of drought.

into Occurrences 3%

Still gently ascending round the foot of the Coumelie, the pointed summit of the lofty Taillon (10,323 ft.) came into view ahead, with the grandiose Campbieil (10,418 ft.) up the Héas valley; and the Pic de Saugué immediately above on the right, from whose height the splendid Cascade d'Arroudet, dashing past the shepherds' cottages, launches its foaming showers into the river below.

after Occurrences 3%

"We won't dare to start out when it first stops; but there'll come a little clearing-up shower after that, and then I think we'll have a fair day.

about Occurrences 2%

Following are a few selected lines to show the spirit of the poem: The hail flew in showers about me; and there I heard only The roar of the sea, ice-cold waves, and the song of the swan; For pastime the gannets' cry served me; the kittiwakes' chatter For laughter of men; and for mead drink the call of the sea mews.

across Occurrences 2%

Automatic sprinklers threw sparkling showers across the rough, parched grass, the lake shimmered, smooth as oil, in the sunset, and a sweet, resinous smell drifted from the pines that rolled down to the water's edge.

before Occurrences 2%

The leaves fell in showers before the storm, making a faint rustling like the last sigh of the departing, and the snow, driven with so much force, stung his face like hail when it struck.

down Occurrences 2%

For when he frowned, the air grew freezing cold; And when he smiled, the genial spring showered down Roses and hyacinths, and all was brightness!

through Occurrences 2%

The stringed lamps wove a wavering luminous ribbon without end; a breeze laden with the wet fragrance of London drove great gusts of rain in stringing showers through the broken window.

throughout Occurrences 2%

Such was the one who wished to contract for the sweepings of Steinway Hall when he heard that NILSSON showered throughout the room her precious tones.

behind Occurrences 1%

Many things filled father's mind aside from the beauty of the perfect April day, that held even the proper suggestion of hidden showers behind the curtain of hazy sunshine.

amongst Occurrences 1%

This is quite sufficient to attract the notice of a passing flock, who descend to cultivate the acquaintance of the isolated few when the concealed hunter, with his fowling-piece, scatters a deadly leaden shower amongst them.

than Occurrences 1%

Some morning at that date there is perhaps a harder frost than we have seen, and ice formed under the pump, and now, when the morning wind rises, the leaves come down in denser showers than ever.

without Occurrences 1%

During the day there was a succession of showers without thunder, the clouds and wind from the east.

Which preposition to use with  showering