But to open it, it was necessary to put the briefcase down on a flat surface and undo the snaps.
The double eagle that Mr. Redden put in his briefcase somehow escaped that fate.
There were several packs of baby wipes that he put into his briefcase, for when he takes the kids along with him to his acting tryouts.
Hemingway put his briefcase down on a chromium stool and pulled it close to him.
Hemingway put his briefcase down on a bright-red couch and advanced on the bookcase, then slowly, with expression, read the titles aloud — "Elementary Economics," "Government of the United States, Swedenen, the Land and the People," and "Sleep in Peace," by Phyllis Bentley.
Mr. Tolstich said they ordered him to put his briefcase on the ground, stood him against a tree, frisked him and searched his pockets, according to an affidavit he signed on Dec. 29.
Incredibly — or not, given Blondy's charismatic sway — Zwelish excused himself for a moment to put his briefcase inside and take a leak, then rejoined Blondy, and they strolled together to York.
On arrival at Tesco, he had barely put his briefcase down before discovering a hole in its profit forecasts as its reliance on income from supplier payments for everything from marketing to shelf positioning was laid bare amid stagnating sales growth.
He stopped, turned around, put his briefcase down, went and changed out of his suit.
"Si," he said, and then "Si!" He put down the briefcase he'd been carrying and, pointing with one hand, made gestures with the other that clearly signaled "turn," "keep going" and "stop".
