Which preposition to use with sweats

of Occurrences 203%

As the succeeding day, opened and closed upon the world, I was aware of a sweat of snow, suddenly upon the earth.

from Occurrences 44%

You walked yourself, I suppose?" "Ran," said Beaumaroy, and, with the first sign of a smile, wiped the sweat from his brow with the back of his hand.

with Occurrences 27%

And with every advancing minute of the night I became broader awake, more tense, fairly sweating with nervousness.

for Occurrences 23%

Moreover, thou'rt quick and slow in thy gait, sighing gustily off and onso it is I do sweat for thee.

in Occurrences 22%

In the bed of the creek, up and down in every direction, squads of men sweating in the sunhere, where for untold centuries herds of leisurely and majestic moose had come to quench their thirst.

at Occurrences 16%

A curly haired Vermont machinery salesman, who had sweated at the lathe, became factory manager for a Detroit automobile-maker.

over Occurrences 12%

If you fail me there, I" Back at the Victory, downstairs went Reardon's messenger to where Pap Himes was sweating over the new machinery.

on Occurrences 11%

I could see his neck trembling, and there were little beads of sweat on his temple.

under Occurrences 8%

At first he was inclined to smile at his ridiculous situation, all alone there on the rock; but as the wind died away, and the sun poured his burning rays right down upon him, and he panted and sweat under its sweltering influences, he began to feel a little more serious.

like Occurrences 6%

" "I'm not saying the wet has come in from outside; but you know as well as I do a man sweats like a horse on the trail.

off Occurrences 4%

Then he wiped the sweat off his face.

about Occurrences 4%

If they lose about a dozen pounds each through sweating about in the sun after Jackson's drives, perhaps they'll stick on less side about things in general in future.

beneath Occurrences 3%

I see your peasant labourer delve and plough, sow and reap, sweat beneath the summer's sun, or grow prematurely old before the winter's blast.

to Occurrences 3%

"His Pa has been a steady-goin' man, Worked day an' night an' overtime as well; He's lived an' dreamed an' sweated to his plan To own the house an' profit should we sell; He never drank nor played much cards at night, He's been a worker since our wedding day, He's lived his life to what he knows is right, An' why should son of his now go astray?

through Occurrences 3%

And the coughing sickness came upon us, and men and women coughed and sweated through the long nights, and the hunters on trail spat blood upon the snow.

after Occurrences 2%

An ague very violent: the fit held me seven hours; cold fit, and hot, with faint sweats after it. June 26.

along Occurrences 2%

How they chuckled to see the German officer's heavy kit cut down to one chop box, native orderlies cut off, fat German doctors waddling and sweating along the road?

behind Occurrences 2%

The numerous and violent claps of the Whig party, on the one side of the theatre, were ecchoed back by the Tories on the other; while the author sweated behind the scenes, with concern to find their applause proceeding more from the hand than the head.

in Occurrences 1%

Not such his evening, who with shining face Sweats in the crowded theatre, and, squeez'd And bor'd with elbow-points through both his sides.

above Occurrences 1%

The result was, they swelled up, began to pant, look round at their sides, sweat above the eyes and at the flanks.

across Occurrences 1%

"I mean, it'll keep till teatime; it's no catch having to sweat across to the house now.

alongside Occurrences 1%

Why don't you laugh at him when he's telling you of the buildings he has dynamited and how many deaths he is responsible for? Did he ever sweat alongside of any of you doing a day's work?

as Occurrences 1%

No Woolwich and sweating as a snubbed subaltern for him!

between Occurrences 1%

While he was halting and sweating between these two opinions, the unknown young man had finished his little colloquy with the four carpenters, and, by walking fast, had caught up with Pet.

into Occurrences 1%

He straightened and fixed his fingers firmly on the ledge above him, waiting until his palm and the fingertips had sweated into a steady grip.

Which preposition to use with  sweats