Which preposition to use with sport

of Occurrences 438%

It was quite different from the Deauville of to-day, which is charming, with quantities of pretty villas and gardens and sports of all kinds, but the sea is so far off one has to take quite a long walk to get to it, and the mornings on the beach and the expeditions to Trouville in the afternoon across the ferry, to do a little shopping in the rue de Paris, are things of the past.

with Occurrences 169%

Daily are seen illiterate and audacious empirics sporting with the lives of a credulous public, that seem obstinately resolved to shut their ears against all the suggestions of reason and experience.

in Occurrences 159%

I wanted to be free and comfortable for a month; to lay around loose in a promiscuous way among the hills, where beautiful lakes lay sleeping in their quiet loveliness; where the rivers flow on their everlasting course through primeval forests; where the moose, the deer, the panther and the wolf still range, and where the speckled trout sport in the crystal waters.

for Occurrences 68%

"Now mark yon tower," said Sir Benedict, closing his vizor, "here shall be good sport for Eric's perrierswatch now!"

on Occurrences 44%

The savages evidently had no fiendish sport on their programme for this evening, most likely because of having exhausted themselves the night previous, and at a reasonably early hour this portion of St. Leger's army was in a comparative state of quietude.

to Occurrences 43%

From Putney upwards, in the Thames, some are found of large size; but they are valued only as affording sport to the brethren of the angle.

at Occurrences 32%

They thought they would have a little sport at the expense of the distinguished orator from Kentucky, and they haulted immediately in front of him and demanded a speech.

as Occurrences 19%

I am inclined to think that a much nobler spirit would pervade such field-sports as cricket and football if the fact could be more firmly impressed upon the minds of both players and spectators that, providing the conduct of each side is fair and generous, and that every one does his "big best," it is equally creditable to lose as to win.

than Occurrences 18%

First he would play with one, then with another, rolling them over and tickling them, but they were too young yet to lend themselves to any other more active sport than this.

from Occurrences 16%

Anger will never teach him better; We will the spirit and the letter Of courtesy to him display, By taking in a friendly way These baby frolics, till he learn True sport from mischief to discern.

among Occurrences 14%

Our first sport among the deer was to be the "driving" of this peninsula.

about Occurrences 12%

He seems to be a lively, jocular little fellow, who is always jesting and bantering, and when half a dozen different individuals are sporting about in the same orchard, I often imagine that they might represent the persons dramatized in some comic opera.

amid Occurrences 8%

We shall fancy ourselves again among these fleets of anchored lilies,again, like Urvasi, sporting amid the Lake of Lotuses.

over Occurrences 7%

I How can they sport over the grave of millions, and indulge their vain ridicule, when the ruin of their country is approaching?

into Occurrences 6%

The fun of snow-shoeing, mitigated by frostbite, quickly degenerated from a sport into a mere means of locomotion.

by Occurrences 6%

There was an inequity in regulations governing the sport by which the clubs in the smaller cities were forced, against the will of their owners, to be the weaker organizations, and possibly this was less due to a desire upon the more fortunate and larger clubs to maintain such a state of affairs, than to the fact that the organization generally had expanded upon lines with little regard to the future.

without Occurrences 5%

Thou, like thy Writings, Innocent and Cleane, Ne're practis'd a new Vice, to make one Scæne, None of thy Inke had gall, and Ladies can, Securely heare thee sport without a Fanne.

like Occurrences 5%

sports like these, With sweet succession, taught even toil to please: These round thy bowers their cheerful influence shed: These were thy charmsbut all these charms are fled.

after Occurrences 4%

I knew it by reason of his inexhaustible enthusiasm for this present sport after a year's proving that chased birds will rise strangely but expertly into air that no dog can climb by any device of whining, leaping, or straining.

out Occurrences 3%

We've got our posse-commontaturs, fourteen men, sir, as'll play the whole vale to cricket, and whap them; and every one'll fight, for they're half poachers themselves, you see' (and Harry winked and chuckled); 'and they can't abide no interlopers to come down and take the sport out of their mouths.'

beneath Occurrences 3%

By turns we play, we singone baits the hook, Another anglessome more idle look At the small fry that sport beneath the tides, Or at the swan that on the surface glides.

along Occurrences 3%

And she skipped and sported along near the railroad track, where the express-train raced in vain with her; for she could make her sixty miles an hour or more without gasping for breath.

before Occurrences 2%

why, I shall make no play, No sport before my princely Judges with one.

under Occurrences 2%

Never having had any sport under these conditions in past times, we had quite decided to give up fishing for the day; but Tom Peregrine, who is ever sanguine, swore he saw a fish rise.

round Occurrences 2%

Ye wild goats sporting round the eagle's nest!

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