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1 The man sprang from his chair and paced up and down the room in uncontrollable agitation.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
2 He was pacing the room swiftly, eagerly, with his head sunk upon his chest and his hands clasped behind him.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
3 My friend rose now and paced up and down the room, his hands in his pockets, and an expression of the most profound gravity upon his face.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
4 I paced up and down the room, humming a tune under my breath to keep up my spirits and feeling that I was thoroughly earning my fifty-guinea fee.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
5 It was already dusk, and the lamps were just being lighted as we paced up and down in front of Briony Lodge, waiting for the coming of its occupant.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
6 Sherlock Holmes was pacing up and down the platform, his tall, gaunt figure made even gaunter and taller by his long grey travelling-cloak and close-fitting cloth cap.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
7 On the Hatherley side of the pool the woods grew very thick, and there was a narrow belt of sodden grass twenty paces across between the edge of the trees and the reeds which lined the lake.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
8 If that were true the murderer must have dropped some part of his dress, presumably his overcoat, in his flight, and must have had the hardihood to return and to carry it away at the instant when the son was kneeling with his back turned not a dozen paces off.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY