Jonas

Examples

• Mr. Jonas Oldacre is a well known resident of that suburb, where he has carried on his business as a builder for many years. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The next day, at luncheon, the butler, handing something to Mr. Brooke, said, Jonas is come back, sir, and has brought this letter. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• When those packets were sealed up, Jonas Oldacre got McFarlane to secure one of the seals by putting his thumb upon the soft wax. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Well, it corroborates the young man's story to the extent that the will was drawn up by Jonas Oldacre in his journey yesterday. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I arrest you for the wilful murder of Mr. Jonas Oldacre, of Lower Norwood. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I must explain first, said McFarlane, that I knew nothing of Mr. Jonas Oldacre. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Afterwards, Mr. Jonas Oldacre led me into his bedroom, in which there stood a heavy safe. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Upon the charge of murdering Mr. Jonas Oldacre, of Lower Norwood. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Lestrade, allow me to present you with your principal missing witness, Mr. Jonas Oldacre. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

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