Example sentences of "from his desk [conj] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rose from his desk and went through the anteroom into Shirley 's office . |
| 2 | Colonel Windsor took a sheet of paper from his desk and wrote out the day 's Orders : Friday , 12 November 1920 To all section commanders Special General Order Section commanders are warned that the severest disciplinary measures will be taken against any sign of looting or retaliation . |
| 3 | Finally he got up from his desk and walked out into the foyer of the massage parlour . |
| 4 | He looked up from his desk and said , ‘ My good woman , where do you think I can put them ? ’ |
| 5 | In mid-April , just before her toy shop opened , Clare 's weary , amiable , National Health doctor looked up from his desk and said , ‘ About your vaginal symptoms , Mrs Shapiro . |
| 6 | Then he took out a book from his desk and began to search for a name . |
| 7 | McAggott rose wearily from his desk and smote the sergeant a blow to the skull . |
| 8 | He got up from his desk and stepped over to the measuring rod . |
| 9 | The headmaster looked up from his desk and peered , searchingly , into Robert 's eyes . |
| 10 | The chairman picked up a small Graeco-Roman bronze from his desk and turned it between his fingers , while a faint flush crept up the flesh above his stiff collar . |
| 11 | He produced a large envelope from his desk and extracted a card . |