Which preposition to use with tons

of Occurrences 474%

A mud-cap will hold down the force as well as a ton of rock.

in Occurrences 66%

It was a goodly sight to see that stream when its back was up, come rushing and foaming, a mighty flood from the deep and shadowy gulf, rolling in its resistless course great boulders of tons upon tons in weight, and eddying, and twisting, and roaring onward in its furious course towards the lake.

per Occurrences 33%

If she loses the excellent coal of Upper Silesia, about 43,800,000 tons per year, she will be completely paralysed.

to Occurrences 16%

He used to furnish these by the ton to old GUINNESS, who used them for giving color and body to his famous 'Stout.'

on Occurrences 12%

per ton on 50,600 tons would be £5060.

for Occurrences 12%

Moreover, Germany must give 8,000,000 tons to Belgium for a period of ten years, and to Italy a quantity of coal which, commencing at 4,500,000 tons for the year 1919-1920, reaches the figure of 8,500,000 tons in the five years after 1923-1924.

at Occurrences 7%

If you keep a stock of 10,000 tons at your permanent secondary base, you will have enough to last your ships about four-and-a-half weeks.

with Occurrences 5%

It holds ten tons with ease.

from Occurrences 3%

Now, if the engines are all alike, (as they are very nearly,) and each is able to exert a drawing-power of five thousand pounds to move a load of five hundred tons from Boston to Albany, we need as follows: B. to W.11500/5000 or 2 engines.

among Occurrences 2%

It is a kind of ton among the women, particularly to talk of their emigrated relations, with an accent more expressive of pride than regret, and which seems to lay claim to distinction rather than pity.

over Occurrences 2%

The aggregate freight hauled was 44,142,672 tons, an increase of 2,104,425 tons over previous year, which shows a healthy condition.

by Occurrences 2%

Approximately 2,300,000 tons were received by rail and 5,500,000 tons by canal boats.

during Occurrences 2%

Germany is forced to deliver in part reparation to France 7,000,000 tons of coal a year for ten years, besides a quantity of coal equal to the yearly ante-bellum output of the coal mines of the North of France and of the Pas-de-Calais, which were entirely destroyed during the War; the said quantity not to exceed 20,000,000 tons in the first five years and 8,000,000 tons during the five succeeding years (Part viii, 5).

into Occurrences 1%

"Why, how many tons of water did ye draw from yon tank every day?" "We conduct about five tons into a pit, and we send about five tons up to the surface daily.

as Occurrences 1%

In 1914, they were 2,200,000 tons as compared with 1,260,000 tons in 1904.

en Occurrences 1%

[Footnote 007: "Nomos en pasin anthropois aidios esin, otan polemounton polis alo, ton elonton einai kai ta somata ton en te poleis, kai ta chremata."

about Occurrences 1%

They had a fine boat, with a freight capacity of two tons about completed.

ou Occurrences 1%

Accent, ton ou inflexion de voix."Same

out Occurrences 1%

Six P.M.After taking 150 tons out of the ship, we have just made an attempt to get her offin vain.

through Occurrences 1%

The duty of a locomotive engine is expressed by the weight of coke it consumes in transporting a ton through the distance of one mile upon a railway; but this is a very imperfect method of representing the duty, as the tractive efficacy of a pound of coke becomes less as the speed of the locomotive becomes greater; and the law of variation is not accurately known.

up Occurrences 1%

"Why, how many tons of water did ye draw from yon tank every day?" "We conduct about five tons into a pit, and we send about five tons up to the surface daily.

Which preposition to use with  tons