Which preposition to use with towing

to Occurrences 25%

The tugs looked very small; the half-loaded hull they towed to an anchorage floated high above her proper water-line.

in Occurrences 16%

The trout was slowly towed in the direction of the boat.

of Occurrences 11%

At last came the day when he found himself on the road, not alone, of course, but in tow of Fred Finch, an old Cummings salesman who had occasionally "made" Delafield.

up Occurrences 8%

But the hilarity of the others as they piled into the canoes to be towed up the river by the launch lured her down to the dock to see them offMiss Judy standing at the wheel of the launch and Tiny Armstrong in the stern of the last canoe, as the head and tail of the procession respectively.

from Occurrences 7%

Steamer in tow from the South.

at Occurrences 6%

This may be one of the reasons why Roswell Gardiner now found himself towing at a reasonable rate, so close upon the flukes of a hundred-barrel whale.

into Occurrences 6%

However, both of these vessels were safely towed into port.

out Occurrences 6%

I saw her towed out of the repair basin an hour ago, and she must be away down the river by this time.

alongside Occurrences 4%

Even if the schooner was a floating sepulcher, it was safer by far than the cockleshell towing alongside.

through Occurrences 3%

But many of them were hit; while the gun they were towing through the drifts on a sleigh stuck fast and had to be abandoned.

along Occurrences 3%

He was received with discharges of cannons and every kind of musick, with which he was so much delighted, that, desiring the musicians to come down into the boat, he was towed along in it at the stern of the ship.

after Occurrences 3%

The men who had brought the line did not uncoil it nor even take it out of the box, and very soon it was seen that the bathing-master was not only making his way bravely through the breakers, but was towing after him the coil of rope, and the box in which it had been entangled.

with Occurrences 3%

No, sirree, I'll keep in tow with the deacon and get my share of all the stuff that's going, same as the other fellows do.

behind Occurrences 3%

A line was towed behind the boats, and this being made fast on either side of the river the rafts crossed and recrossed by haulage on the rope, in order that no disturbance on the surface by oars on even such a wild night should cause an alarm.

under Occurrences 3%

Sennit now began to remonstrate, and to point out the danger there was of being towed under, the ship going through the water the whole time at the rate of five or six knots.

toward Occurrences 2%

But just as the assault was going to begin, a dreadful storm arose, which not only shook the ships asunder, but even shattered them in a terrible manner, so that they were all obliged to be towed toward the shore, without having made the least impression on the city.

for Occurrences 2%

These booths are gayly illuminated with rows of candles and the three-wicked brass lucerne of Rome; and, at intervals, painted posts are set into the pavement, crowned with pans of grease, with a wisp of tow for wick, which blaze and flare about.

within Occurrences 2%

The hull of the Erie was towed within about four miles of shore, when it sank in eleven fathoms of water.

on Occurrences 2%

As he used the line with proper dexterity, the yawl was soon towing on the quarter of the frigate; Raoul taking the helm and giving the boat the sheer necessary to prevent her dragging in alongside.

against Occurrences 2%

Gee, williger, a story that's being towed against the tide wouldn't have much action, would it?

at Occurrences 1%

We are here alone, and your Honor will account it no boasting, if I say that a man, well limbed and active, who stands six feet between plank and earline, is not likely to be led against his will, like a yawl towing at the stern of a four-and-forty.

around Occurrences 1%

Mr. BATES urged that the people of his section were loyal to the flag; in fact, they not only wanted the flag but the Capitol itself, and the national buildings (except the monument), removed to St. Louis; if they couldn't get that, they might be satisfied if Fort Sumter were towed around there, up the Mississippi.

as Occurrences 1%

If she yearned to take them in tow as her prisoners, it seemed impossible to stop her.

beside Occurrences 1%

Here it was, now, in tow beside the steamboat as she gathered headway toward Fort Powell.

between Occurrences 1%

A cone of blinding white light had sprouted suddenly from the Asiatic shore, and in its cold brilliance the outlines of the two trawlers, the people on their decks, the cable towing between them, and a wide patch of rippling water stood out as clearly as in the broadest daylight.

Which preposition to use with  towing