Which preposition to use with soft

as Occurrences 206%

Her whisper came to me, soft as the rustle of a passing cloud.

than Occurrences 56%

He then felt the comfort of such clothes, for they were softer than the finest, softest down or silk to his skin, and kept him warm when it was cold, and cool when it was hot, and dry when it rained on him, and the earth could not soil them, nor the thorns tear them; and above everything they were the most beautiful clothes ever seen.

in Occurrences 46%

The snow becomes soft in the sunshine, and freezes at night, making the mass hard and compact, like ice, so that during the months of April and May you can ride a horse over the prostrate groves without catching sight of a single leaf.

with Occurrences 37%

For the face which had been old and feeble was old no longer, but fair in the maturity of day; and the figure that had been bent and weary was full of a tender majesty, and the arms that clasped her about were warm and soft with love and life.

on Occurrences 33%

Got him to go soft on 'er and nab 'er ring.

to Occurrences 31%

It is true that the doctor was forty and Mary only eighteen,but what then? Matches of that kind were seen every day; and his heart was so soft to the child that his mother never knew from one day to another what might happen.

like Occurrences 20%

And then the voice of her, liquid and soft like the call of merle or mavis.

of Occurrences 18%

Then spake Beltane, grim-lipped yet soft of voice: "Lord Pertolepe, fain would I hang thee as thou hast hanged many a man ere nowbut this, methinks, is a better way: for here, unless some wanderer chance to find thee, must thou perish, an so God will it.

for Occurrences 15%

But the day following, weak and too soft for the lift, straining to remove the great dish-pan high with crockery from sink to table, she let slip, grasping for a new hold.

at Occurrences 8%

Just then a loud twittering sound was heard; soft at first but then increasing in volume to totally surround the little group.

about Occurrences 7%

Awhile stood Beltane, viewing the sleepers 'neath frowning brows, then, sheathing his sword, he turned and reached out his arms to the nun in the darkness and, in the dark, she gave herself, warm and yielding, into his embrace, her arms clung soft about him, and he felt her breath upon his cheek, as clasping his left arm about her, he lifted her high against his breast.

from Occurrences 7%

And now It courted Love, now raving called on Hate. With eyes upraised, as one inspired, Pale Melancholy sate retired, And from her wild sequestered seat, In notes by distance made more sweet, Poured through the mellow horn her pensive soul; And, dashing soft from rocks around,

under Occurrences 6%

But as the snows began to grow softer under his feet he found a greater and greater companionship in Gray Wolf, and they hunted alone, living on the big white rabbits.

beneath Occurrences 5%

The gay green grass comes creeping So soft beneath their feet; The frogs begin to ripple A music clear and sweet.

by Occurrences 4%

The teat can always be kept white and soft by turning the end of the bottle, when not in use, into a narrow jug containing water, taking care to dry it first, and then to warm it by drawing the food through before putting it into the child's mouth.

through Occurrences 4%

The afternoon light came soft through the trellis, and you could not have looked for a fairer picture of settled ease.

without Occurrences 3%

You see, you can't ride much when you're young and soft without getting the legs bent some.

against Occurrences 3%

Higher up, they could have the same outlook that the others had; a slanting ceiling opened with dormer window full upon the grandeur of Washington, and a second faced southward to where beautiful blue, dreamy Lafayette lay soft against the tender heaven.

within Occurrences 3%

But Beltane, riding slow and cautious within the green, heeded this not at all, nor the throb of his wounded arm, nor aught under heaven save the pressure of this slender body that lay so still, so warm and soft within his arm; and as he went, he began to wish for the moon that he might see her face.

over Occurrences 2%

"'It were a dark and teedjus night in the erly springtime while the snow were falling soft over the moon litt lanskape.'

before Occurrences 2%

"G is soft before e, i, and y, as in genius, ginger, Egypt."Ib., p. 4.

among Occurrences 2%

40 Here in the cool my limbs at ease I spread, Here let thy poplars whisper o'er my head, Still slide thy waters soft among the trees, Thy aspens quiver in a breathing breeze, Smile all thy valleys in eternal spring, Be hush'd, ye winds!

behind Occurrences 2%

And, as it closed about us, as we came to our village at nightfall, and the sunshine, like a sinking lake of gold, grew softer and softer behind the uplands, the solid world of rock and tree, and stubble-field and clustered barns, seemed to be growing pure thoughtnothing seemed left of it but spirit; and the hills had become as the luminous veil of some ineffable temple of the mysterious dream of the world.

below Occurrences 1%

It is not death, but plenitude of peace; And this dim cloud which doth the earth enfold Hath less the characters of dark and cold Than light and warmth asleep, And intermittent breathing still doth keep With the infant harvest heaving soft below Its eider coverlet of snow.

between Occurrences 1%

The beams of evening, slipping soft between, Light up of tranquil joy a sober scene.

Which preposition to use with  soft