Which preposition to use with split

into Occurrences 92%

But when they shall be completely liberated from the yoke of Spanish dominion, and have for some time enjoyed that full possession of their faculties and energies which liberty only can give, they will probably split into distinct States.

in Occurrences 80%

Although the post was split in the middle, the outer portions kept hold of the shoot, and people did not remove them.

with Occurrences 31%

As I neared it, I heard a dull, rumbling sound, that grew quickly into a roar, split with deeper crashes, and up from the Pit drove a fresh volume of dust.

on Occurrences 14%

The ship, on board of which they were, split on a rock in a violent storm, and a very small number of the ship's company escaped with their lives.

from Occurrences 11%

Sometimes a transverse constriction appeared; the hinder half developed a new cilium, and the hinder cilium gradually split from its base to its free end, until it was divided into two; a process which, considering the fact that this fine filament cannot be much more than 1/100000 of an inch in diameter, is wonderful enough.

to Occurrences 8%

If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.

at Occurrences 7%

It consists of two slim rods of bamboo (attached to the wall, and standing upright), split at the upper ends so as to support each a bowl of white crockery, in which offerings of betel-nut, brass bracelets, and other objects, are placed.

like Occurrences 7%

They say also that Orlando then, summoning all his strength, smote a rock near him with his beautiful sword Durlindana, thinking to shiver the steel in pieces, and so prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy; but though the rock split like a slate, and a deep fissure remained ever after to astonish the eyes of pilgrims, the sword remained unhurt.

between Occurrences 6%

That's five hundred thousand to split between four of you; that's over a hundred thousand for every man jack of you.

down Occurrences 6%

The roof is composed of large canes, three hand breadths in diameter, and ten yards long, split down the middle, all gilt and varnished, and so artificially laid on that no rain can penetrate.

among Occurrences 5%

During the first year of war a split among the Social Democrats has become evident, and it appears certain that it is the annexation question which is causing the cleavage.

of Occurrences 4%

To accept Gratton as a partneron a fifty-fifty split of the spoils!

asunder Occurrences 4%

But hereupon the young knight made answer none and fell into a reverie and Beltane also, what time they rode by murmuring rills, through swampy hollows, past brake and briar, until, as evening began to fall, they came unto a broad, slow-moving stream whose waters, aglow with sunset glory, split asunder the greeny gloom of trees, most pleasant to behold.

against Occurrences 4%

He must keep her running and let the combers split against her pointed stern.

along Occurrences 3%

The coal readily splits along these lines, and the split surfaces thus formed are parallel with the smooth faces.

over Occurrences 3%

They scared at something and started, I heard one little squall, And hell-to-split over the prairie Went team, Little Breeches and all.

through Occurrences 3%

This trench was filled with wood and bark which was set on fire, and, when it was burned to a great bed of coals, the hog was split through the back bone, and laid on poles which had been placed across the trench.

out Occurrences 3%

Each cabin was about fourteen feet square, containing but one room, and was covered with oak boards, three feet in length, split out of logs by hand.

about Occurrences 2%

If I split about Mrs. Plimmer, he'd split to the guv'nor about my leaving my dooty, and I should get the sack.

before Occurrences 2%

The crowd split before him, for they had heard his name.

by Occurrences 2%

Continuing their voyage, they were assailed by a sudden tempest off Cape Corientes, in which the ship commanded by Stephen de Gama had her sails all split by the storm, owing to which she was separated from the fleet, and no more seen till six days after the arrival of the admiral at Lisbon, when she came in with her mast broken.

for Occurrences 2%

He agreed that for each yard of cloth required, he would split for her four hundred rails.

than Occurrences 2%

Tithes out of it could be no more split than a hair.

without Occurrences 1%

This parasite plant (the seed splitting without cotyledons), protrudes a spiral body, and not endeavouring to root itself in the earth ascends the vegetables in its vicinity, spirally W.S.E. or contrary to the movement of the sun; and absorbs its nourishment by vessels apparently inserted into its supporters.

as Occurrences 1%

The trees themselves were split as by lightning, or torn in half, as with your hands you could tear apart a loaf of bread.

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