Sentence examples for edge of a desk from inspiring English sources

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"He went like this," Martins said, and, miming stubbornness, he bent at the waist, pushed against the edge of a desk, and held the position.

From time to time, parts of that plate spring back, like a ruler bent over the edge of a desk and let go.

Sometimes Pakula uses one of the white, tubular pillars in the newsroom to disguise a vertical line, or the edge of a desk for a horizontal line.

The detectives working the crime were regular cops, and Douglas was a bureau guy, so you can imagine him perched on the edge of a desk, the others pulling up chairs around him.

He would wear loafers and black corduroy suits with stylish cuts and sit on the edge of a desk, legs dangling, as he talked to students in a packed church hall.

Life in the occupation is not easy, says Malick, 35, perched on the edge of a desk in the small office used as a drop-in legal advice clinic.

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A lighter or the edge of a table or desk work just fine, but if your aim is to impress then pick up a belt buckle bottle opener.

'Who's that lad I like?' asks Clifford, drumming his fingers nervously on the edge of his desk, like a concert pianist warming up for the big night.

The WarPad is a massive 6mm, 17 x 14-inch surface that clips onto the edge of your desk with a tapering edge.

If the desk are designed so two students sit side by side, sit on student at the edge of the desk, at a 90 degree angle to their usual position.

A separate monitor should be toward the back of a desk, with the keyboard at the front edge of the desk or in a keyboard drawer.

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