Which preposition to use with swerve

from Occurrences 83%

The Alexandrians called him Cæsarion, and she never swerved from asserting for him royal privileges.

to Occurrences 41%

While they were still headed straight for the hole, the Boy had gathered himself for a clear jump to the right, but the sled's sudden swerve to the left broke his angle sharply.

in Occurrences 12%

I was offered instead a work in two volumes on the notorious highwaymen of history, and for a moment my plot swerved in that direction.

at Occurrences 5%

" The horse seemed inclined to swerve at a sight of the fiery hoop.

into Occurrences 5%

For example, we have been speaking ironically and suddenly swerve into serious utterance; or we have been speaking seriously and then incongruously adopt an ironic tone.

for Occurrences 4%

He did not swerve for the useless words "I am sorry."

like Occurrences 4%

But he found his feet again, and swerved like a hunted hare in one desperate bound.

across Occurrences 3%

I beckoned to a passing taxi, and waving his arm in response the driver swerved across the street and drew up at the kerb.

of Occurrences 3%

" She hung, listening, with a backward swerve of figure, and regarding him in the dim light of the swinging hall-lamp, for the moment half-petrified.

as Occurrences 2%

But the lithe shadow swerved as a leaf whirls from a beating hand and again their bodies crashed together.

with Occurrences 2%

'Twas like As when an eagle swoops to strike, But swerves with flutt'ring wings, as nigh Its head a javelin gleams ...

around Occurrences 2%

" They swerved around her, grinning good-naturedly.

before Occurrences 2%

They swerved before the meeting, their wings fluttered, they lighted on branches of the same tree and shyly eyed each other.

out Occurrences 1%

He saw Gwenda Cartaret swerve out of their way.

over Occurrences 1%

The occupants had had an escape from total wreck, as one of the ponies had swerved over the khud, but the other saved the situation by lying down in the mud!

past Occurrences 1%

But though Morgan made a valiant effort the roan easily swerved past him and went racing down the road.

round Occurrences 1%

Shepherd's Boy The path climbed up and up and threatened to carry me over the highest point of the downs till it faltered before a sudden outcrop of chalk and swerved round the hill on the level.

toward Occurrences 1%

Then two would swerve toward shore, or perhaps it was all three, and again it was Jennie who kept the farthest from land, or perhaps a fancy led her to skim so close that some of the overhanging limbs brushed her face.

off Occurrences 1%

On the instant of the accompanying blow-out the grey car shied like a frightened horse and swerved off the road, hurtling headlong into a clump of trees.

on Occurrences 1%

The span, dragging the long pole, swerved on the turn, and swung the pole, which was so long that it caught on the bank.

Which preposition to use with  swerve