Example sentences of "[pers pn] on the desk " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took an envelope from his breast pocket , extracted three photos , laid them on the desk . |
| 2 | Taking out a sheaf of documents , he laid them on the desk top . |
| 3 | He took the locket and the manuscript out of his pocket and laid them on the desk in front of the headmaster . |
| 4 | Zen took out a notepad and pencil and laid them on the desk . |
| 5 | Before him on the desk is an ornate bronze lamp which glows with a very , very feeble purple radiance due to the coloured quartz lenses set into it . |
| 6 | In front of him on the desk lay what looked improbably like a holiday brochure . |
| 7 | Morton , eyes narrowed , hands clasped before him on the desk , seemed decisive , intelligent . |
| 8 | She ground her teeth , glaring down at the neat stack of notes before her on the desk . |
| 9 | Her eyes lifted from the books before her on the desk to the tall , powerful figure standing just a few feet away . |
| 10 | For the first time he smiled as he took a cigar from his case , laid it on the desk . |
| 11 | Spreading it on the desk , he showed where we were , steaming due north from Rarotonga . |
| 12 | The secretary entered with the coffee tray and made room for it on the desk . |
| 13 | For answer , I picked up the newspaper from where I 'd thrown it on the desk . |
| 14 | If she did any work around the place , there was no evidence of it on the desk . |
| 15 | He pulled the drawer free and carried it outside for her , setting it on the desk . |
| 16 | Wycliffe took her letter to Riddle from his pocket and laid it on the desk in front of her . |
| 17 | Turning from the window , Polly picked her bag up and opened it on the desk . |
| 18 | He picked up his briefcase , resting it on the desk . |
| 19 | After crouching by it for several minutes , sifting through the contents , he uttered a triumphant ‘ Aha ! ’ and pulled out a large framed photograph , from which he blew a cloud of dust before placing it on the desk and inviting Harry to look at it . |
| 20 | Then he removed it , laid it on the desk and leaned his chin on his clasped hands . |
| 21 | ‘ Loads of it on the desk , ’ said Nooty . |
| 22 | She pulled out her warrant card and slapped it on the desk then marched out of the office , slamming the door behind her . |
| 23 | He laid it on the desk . |
| 24 | He folds the paper open and lays it on the desk . |
| 25 | She placed it on the desk and removed the lid , then the tissue paper underneath . |
| 26 | ‘ Evidence of glue-sniffing , if I 'm not mistaken , ’ said David , laying it on the desk . |
| 27 | What I 'll do when I 'm , if all the if signs and buts are covered , I will put the mike on it 's stand when I 'm working tomorrow , put it on the desk and put the recorder in the , in my briefcase underneath the little desk |
| 28 | I 'll just shove it through the window and put it on the desk . |