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Holmes

(= Sherlock Holmes) a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965) United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894) United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)

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Baffled by Sherlock Holmes' cryptic remarks, Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.
Holmes went out of the room without being noticed by anyone.
I would like to see Mr Holmes.
Justin Bieber is more famous than Katie Holmes.
Good day. Are you Mr. Sherlock Holmes?
Sherlock Holmes could deduce much out of the smallest details.
Sherlock Holmes had exceptional problem-solving skills.
You'll never make a Sherlock Holmes out of me.
I'll never be another Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes would have certainly been proud of you.
Thank you, Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes approached the body, and kneeling down, examined it intently.
Sherlock Holmes led me to the nearest telegraph office, whence he dispatched a long telegram.
Sherlock Holmes sat down and lit his pipe.
You'll never be another Sherlock Holmes.

Movie subtitles

Listen, don't tell Mr. Holmes but the housekeeper tells me that the Major's wife on the second floor couldn't sleep the whole night.
He said Mr. Holmes was playing the fiddle the whole night.
I see, Sherlock Holmes, you had a dog shop, hadn't you?
Mr. Holmes, I just have one more question.
Please, Mr. Holmes.
Weren't you a barber, Mr. Holmes, before getting into the detective business?
Mr. Holmes, we don't know, whether it's poisoned.
It may not look that good now, but as soon as I get into a uniform, Mr. Holmes, it will instantly add the majesty. You can't get anything better for your money.
On the whole, I look really smart, Mr. Holmes.
I tell you, Mr. Holmes, you can be fully content with me.
Hullo, Mr. Holmes.
Mr. Holmes swallowed the bait, you see.
I'm telling you, Mr. Holmes, there are two men inside that costume.
You've arranged that splendidly, Mr. Holmes.
You gotta use the Sherlock Holmes method.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and his last film, Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent in 1940.
Universal got a lot of mileage out of this scene, as it was recycled for other features and serials, one example being the 1942 feature Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror, with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
This scene was also reprised in other Universal films, including Jungle Woman in 1944 and a 1945 Sherlock Holmes entry, The House of Fear.
The British actor playing the chief of police is Holmes Herbert.
Of course, Mr. Holmes. -Flint!
Mr. Holmes!
Mr. Holmes, they're running there.
Mr. Holmes. -Gentlemen, stay calm.
Yes, Mr. Holmes! That's upsetting, gentlemen!
Did they think I was Sherlock Holmes?
Did you ever read anywhere about Sherlock Holmes having something with a woman?
Sherlock Holmes. -Are you certain? -Dead certain!
Sherlock Holmes.
I'll give you three guesses, Sherlock Holmes.
Exactly. Mr. Holmes!
Did you ever read anywhere about Sherlock Holmes having something with a woman? No.
Who does she think I am? Sherlock Holmes.
And where is Sherlock Holmes? -Here!
With Sherlock Holmes.
Worthy of Sherlock Holmes! Thank you, thank you, Dr. Watson!
Yes. Mr. Holmes.
No Sherlock Holmes and no Dr. Watson.

News and current affairs

As Sherlock Holmes understood, a dog that does not bark in the nighttime usually goes unnoticed.
As a Supreme Court justice, of course, Holmes opposed antitrust regulations.
In a scenario that looks uncannily like the spread of a global pandemic, the economist Thomas Holmes has prepared a dynamic map simulation showing the spread of Wal-Mart stores throughout the United States.
This time, the massacre site was a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, where accused shooter James Holmes murdered and injured dozens of moviegoers.
Holmes accepted defeat with his customary grace.
MELBOURNE - James Holmes, accused of opening fire in a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, last summer, had no criminal history, but was seeing a psychiatrist prior to the incident.
The patient accumulation of fact recommended by Francis Bacon, Isaac Newton, and Sherlock Holmes is thus no longer practical.

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