Under in a sentence

We had risen to depart when Baskerville gave a cry of triumph, and diving into one of the corners of the room he drew a brown boot from under a cabinet.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

If Stapleton came into the succession, how could he explain the fact that he, the heir, had been living unannounced under another name so close to the property?
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

A little investigation showed me that a school had come to grief under atrocious circumstances, and that the man who had owned it—the name was different—had disappeared with his wife.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

Sitting in the billiard-room I more than once heard the sound of voices raised, and I had a pretty good idea what the point was which was under discussion.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

It was a prostrate man face downward upon the ground, the head doubled under him at a horrible angle, the shoulders rounded and the body hunched together as if in the act of throwing a somersault.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

However, both of them were under his influence, and he had nothing to fear from them.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

There’s no safety for anyone until he is under lock and key.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

The man with the blue coat and the roll of paper is Sir William Baskerville, who was Chairman of Committees of the House of Commons under Pitt.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

That is Rear-Admiral Baskerville, who served under Rodney in the West Indies.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

It chanced that this Hugo came to love (if, indeed, so dark a passion may be known under so bright a name) the daughter of a yeoman who held lands near the Baskerville estate.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

Exactly. I fancy the yew alley, though not marked under that name, must stretch along this line, with the moor, as you perceive, upon the right of it.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

But the shock of the night’s adventures had shattered his nerves, and before morning he lay delirious in a high fever under the care of Dr. Mortimer.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

And yet the course of true love does not run quite as smoothly as one would under the circumstances expect.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

At last in the stress of her fear she did that which might have daunted the bravest or most active man, for by the aid of the growth of ivy which covered (and still covers) the south wall she came down from under the eaves, and so homeward across the moor, there being three leagues betwixt the Hall and her father’s farm.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

Just under the head was a broad silver band nearly an inch across.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

You will find a few notes upon the matter under the heading B in my indexed list of cases.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

My wife and I will be happy, Sir Henry, to stay with you until you have made your fresh arrangements, but you will understand that under the new conditions this house will require a considerable staff.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

I stooped under the rude lintel, and there he sat upon a stone outside, his grey eyes dancing with amusement as they fell upon my astonished features.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

I whipped up the mare and we were there under the ten minutes.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

So your grave, middle-aged family practitioner vanishes into thin air, my dear Watson, and there emerges a young fellow under thirty, amiable, unambitious, absent-minded, and the possessor of a favourite dog, which I should describe roughly as being larger than a terrier and smaller than a mastiff.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

Your family has lived with mine for over a hundred years under this roof, and here I find you deep in some dark plot against me.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

The steps passed along the path on the other side of the wall under which I crouched.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

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— in or into a position below or beneath something
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— below or covered by something
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70 uses of ‘under’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle