Which preposition to use with terrace

of Occurrences 121%

IV On that same Sunday morning, while Anne Charteris and Rudolph Musgrave contended with little Roger's boredom on the lawn before Matocton, Patricia and Charteris met by accident on the seventh terrace of the gardens.

in Occurrences 61%

From the terrace in front of the caves a fine panorama greets the eye.

at Occurrences 28%

She did not return to the terrace at all events, and the Sarrions went about their own affairs during the afternoon without seeing her again.

with Occurrences 27%

Bruno strode up and down the terrace with flaming eyes whole hours at a time, without saying a word.

on Occurrences 22%

There was much dead ground, stone walls enclosed small patches of cultivation, and when troops halted under the terraces on the slopes no gun or rifle fire could reach them.

to Occurrences 17%

"Stewart River enters from the east in the middle of a wide valley, with low hills on both sides, rising on the north sides in steps or terraces to distant hills of considerable height.

from Occurrences 10%

A deeply resented innovation was the appearance of the tea-table on the lawn before the windows, in the shade of the ilex-grove, which sheltered the western end of the terrace from the low rays of the sun.

above Occurrences 9%

MOLITG-les-Bains (1480 ft.).Built on a terrace above the Castellane Gorge in the Pyrénées Orientales, 5-1/2 miles from Prades and 31 from Perpignan.

for Occurrences 9%

The tramp stopped, mind you, in Phillimore Terrace for some moments, lighting a pipe.

by Occurrences 8%

As the curtain rises, a crowd of town and country folk is being herded to the back of the terrace by the Ducal Guard, under Cesario.

before Occurrences 7%

And there we had need of all our self-command, to conceal our joy in finding those gates open to us, which we had looked through so fondly when we were last here, and to spy Moll, in a stately gown, on the fine terrace before this noble house, carrying herself as if she had lived here all her life, and Don Sanchez walking very deferential by her side.

under Occurrences 5%

The besiegers entered at the terrace under the clock-tower, slaying every man of the garrison, and at their head, my lord's brother, Francis Esmond.

between Occurrences 4%

A green terrace between hill and river spread out before the door for lawn and garden, and a tiny conservatory abutted upon the brink of the terrace slope, from a bay-window in the library, that opened sidewise into this winter-garden.

beneath Occurrences 4%

This Daggett admitted in the conversation he held with Roswell, as soon as the latter joined him on the rocky terrace beneath the house.

along Occurrences 4%

It is of steep ascent from the plain, and there are various terraces along the ramparts, commanding several fine points of view of the rich and fertile plains all round.

near Occurrences 4%

Owing to the scarcity of arable land he was obliged to cultivate such pampas as he could findone an alluvial fan near his house, another a natural terrace near the river.

over Occurrences 3%

Over the door, No. 124, is an Annunciation by Andrea, with a slight variation in it, for two angels accompany that one who brings the news, and the announcement is made from the right instead of the left, while the incident is being watched by some people on the terrace over a classical portico.

after Occurrences 3%

'Lovely as your house is altogether, I think this river view is the best part of it,' said Lady Lesbia, as she strolled with Mr. Smithson on the terrace after dinner, dressed in Indian muslin which was almost as poetical as a vapour, and with a cloud of delicate lace wrapped round her head.

into Occurrences 3%

The hill sides, terraced into beds of flowersmany wild and more cultivated, especially dahlias, which grow in great luxuriance and richness of colour in the hills of Indiaform the beautiful ground-work of an Indian cemetery in a sanitarium like Mussooree.

behind Occurrences 3%

He was still sitting thus when there came the sound of jerky footsteps on the terrace behind him and an irascible voice addressed him with scarcely concealed impatience.

about Occurrences 2%

Robert Adam, having returned from his travels in France and Italy, had designed and built, in conjunction with his brother James, Adelphi Terrace about 1769, and subsequently Portland Place, and other streets and houses of a like character; the furniture being made, under the direction of Robert, to suit the interiors.

below Occurrences 2%

It was the patter of feet on the terrace below her window.

down Occurrences 2%

In my infirm state of health the unavoidable noise of a public lodging is very disagreeable; and here is no private one: secondly, and chiefly, the whole purchase is but one hundred pounds, with a very pretty garden in terraces down to the water, and a court behind the house.

than Occurrences 2%

It was little cooler on the terrace than in the house.

up Occurrences 2%

We have had beautiful weather, and have reached this point,a quiet, small-looking town, fringing the bottom of a bay, which is itself the close of a channel passing between ranges of high volcanic hills, rugged and bold, but luxuriant with vegetation and trees, and cultivated in terraces up to their summits.

Which preposition to use with  terrace