Which preposition to use with somethings

in Occurrences 18%

"She'll get no good runnin' the streets here in Cottonville, and she can earn a little somethin' in the mill.

for Occurrences 13%

Ah, now; couldn't ye do somethin' for old Mary beyant there?

like Occurrences 13%

"Now this is somethin' like business," Sergeant Corney said, as if the sense of additional danger was most pleasing to him.

about Occurrences 11%

"There was somethin' about him that made my heart swell up inside of me.

on Occurrences 7%

Why he thinks he could teach Alexander somethin' on greatness.

of Occurrences 4%

"This is the fourth time we've had their camp in full view, an' if he was with 'em we ought to have seen somethin' of him.

with Occurrences 3%

"D'you really think you could do somethin' with her, Buck?" "Can I do somethin' with her?" repeated Buck scornfully.

at Occurrences 3%

I consider mysel' a young man yet, i' everything, except it be somethin' at's uncuth to me."

to Occurrences 3%

It would hev been more convenient an' private.' "Malviny's cheeks got as red as beets an' the flowers on her bonnet danced a Highland Fling as she leaned over to whisper somethin' to her sister, but I hed relieved my feelin's an' could join in quite peaceful like when Mrs. Songster said we'd close the meetin' by singin' 'Blest be the tie that binds.'

by Occurrences 2%

He seemed to be tryin' to get at somethin' by goin' round it; an' I thought that somethin' was me.

behind Occurrences 2%

There's somethin' behind them.

ob Occurrences 1%

I wants my people to wote right, an' to think somethin' ob demselves.

against Occurrences 1%

He'd done somethin' against a company, do you see, and of course I went to three different railroad companies before I woke up and went to the Wells Fargo

out Occurrences 1%

We know you got powerful good hearin', Jim, but we all figger you been makin' somethin' out of nothin'.

ov Occurrences 1%

At last aw gat somethin' ov a yarb doctor.

inside Occurrences 1%

Which I feel, though, as if there was somethin' inside me writwrit in red lettersI got to try to read the writin' before I can talk much.

up Occurrences 1%

D' you figger he's got somethin' up his sleeve, an' that's why he acts so like a damned woman?" "I don't know," said Haines gravely, "he looks to me sort of queersort of differentdamned different, chief!"

down Occurrences 1%

Ram somethin' down his throat.

within Occurrences 1%

said I. Something within me seemed to reply, in the words of Lear, "Nothing comes of nothing.

Which preposition to use with  somethings