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1  I crept forward and looked across at the familiar window.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
2  "Your three birds are all in their nests," said Holmes, looking up.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
3  He was looking worried and depressed, with tired eyes and a lined forehead.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
4  "Check number one," said Holmes, looking gloomily over the rolling expanse of the moor.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
5  I looked with interest upon this man, who was accused of being the perpetrator of a crime of violence.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
6  If you had looked at it, sir, you would have seen at a glance what the errand is on which I have come to you this morning.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
7  Holmes had picked up the pages which formed the rough draft of the will, and was looking at them with the keenest interest upon his face.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
8  He looked from one to the other of us, and under our gaze of inquiry he became conscious that some apology was needed for this unceremonious entry.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
9  We had turned off the road, and were making our way up the hill, when, looking in the direction of Holdernesse Hall, I saw a cyclist coming swiftly along.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
10  Holmes looked even thinner and keener than of old, but there was a dead-white tinge in his aquiline face which told me that his life recently had not been a healthy one.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
11  On looking over the bank-book I found that the low state of the balance was principally due to large checks which have been made out during the last year to Mr. Cornelius.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
12  I then passed through Persia, looked in at Mecca, and paid a short but interesting visit to the Khalifa at Khartoum the results of which I have communicated to the Foreign Office.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
13  Your fatal habit of looking at everything from the point of view of a story instead of as a scientific exercise has ruined what might have been an instructive and even classical series of demonstrations.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE
14  For an instant I thought that it was an accident, but a moment later, looking up, I saw a man's head against the darkening sky, and another stone struck the very ledge upon which I was stretched, within a foot of my head.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
15  The old man, still clad in his surplice, burst into such a string of foul oaths as I have never heard, and pulled out a revolver of his own, but, before he could raise it, he was looking down the barrel of Holmes's weapon.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
16  I had not even concluded for certain that it was the pearl, but it was evident to me that he was looking for something, since he carried the bust past the other houses in order to break it in the garden which had a lamp overlooking it.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
17  Our months of partnership had not been so uneventful as he had stated, for I find, on looking over my notes, that this period includes the case of the papers of ex-President Murillo, and also the shocking affair of the Dutch steamship FRIESLAND, which so nearly cost us both our lives.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
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