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1  She implored me to come to bed.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
2  She had gone to bed at half-past ten.
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ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
3  Both she and her husband had occupied the bed.
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ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
4  She seated herself on the side of the bed; then she resumed.
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ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
5  The injured man was laid on his bed, and at Holmes's request I examined him.
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ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
6  The drop was at least twenty feet, however, and a bed of crocuses in full bloom lay beneath.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
7  Professor Coram was still in bed, for when the weather is bad he seldom rises before midday.
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ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
8  The bed was in the centre of the room, and in it, propped up with pillows, was the owner of the house.
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ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
9  He kept the key in his pocket, made his own bed, cleaned it himself, and allowed no other foot to cross the threshold.
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ContextHighlight   In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
10  He was sitting up in bed, horribly agitated, for he had heard enough to convince him that something terrible had occurred.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
11  If anyone were forced to conceal himself in this room he must do it there, since the bed is too low and the wardrobe too shallow.
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ContextHighlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
12  His bed had also been slept in, but he had apparently gone away partly dressed, since his shirt and socks were lying on the floor.
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ContextHighlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
13  I will not trouble you with any lengthy cross-examination, Professor Coram, since I gather that you were in bed at the time of the crime, and could know nothing about it.
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ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
14  He was an invalid, keeping his bed half the time, and the other half hobbling round the house with a stick or being pushed about the grounds by the gardener in a Bath chair.
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ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
15  He waits until the only other person in the house is in bed, and then in the solitude of a man's room he murders him, burns his body in the wood-pile, and departs to a neighbouring hotel.
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ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
16  He had obtained a large ordnance map of the neighbourhood, and this he brought into my room, where he laid it out on the bed, and, having balanced the lamp in the middle of it, he began to smoke over it, and occasionally to point out objects of interest with the reeking amber of his pipe.
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ContextHighlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
17  An examination of his room revealed that the bed had not been slept in, that a safe which stood in it was open, that a number of important papers were scattered about the room, and finally, that there were signs of a murderous struggle, slight traces of blood being found within the room, and an oaken walking-stick, which also showed stains of blood upon the handle.
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ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
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