Which preposition to use with steadiest

in Occurrences 70%

If this new love is the "soul mate" she thinks, the attraction will be all the stronger and steadier in a year or two from now.

as Occurrences 66%

It lay in his grasp steady as a log, and I saw that Percy Darrow's fate was in the hands of that dangerous class of natural marksman that possesses no nerves.

on Occurrences 26%

Alittle two-by-four all our own, with you steady on the job and advanced maybe to forty or fifty a week and" "For God's sake, Gertie, this ain't the time or the place to" "Oh yes, it is!

to Occurrences 19%

In the first glow of this new understanding his nerves had steadied to a serenity that was akin to awe.

at Occurrences 18%

It is very splendid!the French man holding steady at the front, the French woman an unyielding second line of defense.

for Occurrences 17%

"Hold on, Cullen," said I, "lay steady for a moment."

than Occurrences 15%

No rest could be steadier than the stone-like rigidity of his thick arms.

with Occurrences 14%

Andy soothed Dobbin by word and kept him steady with the bridle reins.

of Occurrences 5%

These Negro yeomen-veterans, let it be said in passing, are among the ablest and steadiest of the coloured population.

against Occurrences 5%

And surely, I gave the Maid a lift, and held her up so far as mine arms did go, so that she might stand upon the palms of my hands, and be steady against the trunk of the tree; and she thiswise to have a hold upon a branch, and so to go upward.

by Occurrences 4%

It was the same weird spot to which he had been brought by Old MORTARITY on the wintry night of their unholy exploring party; and, without appearing to be surprised that the entrance to the excavation was open, he eagerly descended by the rickety step-ladder, and held himself steady by the latter while throwing the light of his lantern around the mouldy walls.

of Occurrences 4%

It is a steadier of life, a strengthener of hope, a stalwart aid to a practical, devout, and duty-doing life.

from Occurrences 3%

The wind still steady from the S.W., with a clear sky and even barometer.

between Occurrences 2%

She floated high and light, her muddy side rising like a wall as she steadied between the rolls that dipped her channels in the foam.

about Occurrences 2%

Samantha and her sisters were hardly as steady about it as their mother; but they were careful to conceal their misgivings from their neighbors, which was very kindly indeed in the circumstances.

into Occurrences 2%

Just as he decided he must turn away there came a stirring in the dead house, a flicker of light appeared on the inside now here, now there; it steadied into a tiny beam and approached the door.

until Occurrences 2%

The night had been quiet, and the breeze steady until near on to the dawn, when the wind slacked away to nothing, and we lay there waiting, perchance the sun should bring the breeze with it.

without Occurrences 1%

The horses did act rather queerly at first, and started a little; but they soon got over it, and now they go as steady without blinders as they ever did with them.

in Occurrences 1%

They were grave, as are ever the bravest and steadiest in the hour of trial; but their gravity was mingled with no signs of concern.

to Occurrences 1%

My nerves, my dear girl, are not of the very steadiest to-night.

above Occurrences 1%

And by that time the sun had set and all the air was illuminated with a marvellous golden light; and in this sky of gold the moon hung like a shield of silver, very bright and steady above the roofs and towers of the castle.

across Occurrences 1%

Steady across the gangwayshe's pitching a little.

after Occurrences 1%

he shouted to the seaman on the ladder when the Rio Negro steadied after a violent roll; and then touched Adam.

among Occurrences 1%

But it was sheer will power that kept me steady among these men who were treating it as if it were a Fourteenth of July show.

before Occurrences 1%

Leaving orders to keep her "steady before it" the captain went forward to ascertain the extent of the damage they had sustained.

Which preposition to use with  steadiest