1 A very fine figure of a man he was, everyone agreed, his truncheon extended; his waterproof pendant.
Between the Acts (1941) By Virginia WoolfGet Context In Unit 10 2 She had to open her light waterproof.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H LawrenceGet Context In Chapter 10 3 He helped her with her thin waterproof and saw she was tidy.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H LawrenceGet Context In Chapter 10 4 But, tears were not the things to find their way to Mr. Bumble's soul; his heart was waterproof.
Oliver Twist By Charles DickensGet Context In CHAPTER XXXVII 5 The streaming umbrella which he held in his hand, and his long shining waterproof told of the fierce weather through which he had come.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In V. THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS 6 Some blankets rolled in a waterproof lay upon that very stone slab upon which Neolithic man had once slumbered.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By A. Conan DoyleGet Context In Chapter 11. The Man on the Tor 7 The detective mounted the stairs, and our lamp gleamed upon his shining waterproof.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ 8 Once or twice he rearranged the light waterproof which he had slung over one shoulder in toreador fashion.
9 His breeches, his white rubber shoes and his jauntily slung waterproof expressed youth.
10 Lenehan ran after him, settling the waterproof on his shoulders with one hand.
11 When she got outside the streets were shining with rain and she was glad of her old brown waterproof.
12 She tried in Downes's bag and then in the pockets of her waterproof and then on the hallstand but nowhere could she find it.
13 My dear: if you think the obstinacy of your sex can make a coat out of two old dressing gowns of Raina's, your waterproof, and my mackintosh, you're mistaken.
Arms and the Man By George Bernard ShawGet Context In ACT III 14 His long waterproof coat and the waterproof covering of his hat were shining and dripping with rain as everything was, the burly station-master included.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson BurnettGet Context In CHAPTER III 15 The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson BurnettGet Context In CHAPTER III