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  • After he had finished the check-ups, he relaxed, lit a cigarette, pulled a small, brown-covered writing pad out of his backpack and started to write, apparently making notes of the scene around him.

    Archive 2010-01-01 Johnny Pez 2010

  • After he had finished the check-ups, he relaxed, lit a cigarette, pulled a small, brown-covered writing pad out of his backpack and started to write, apparently making notes of the scene around him.

    DBTL 19A: Testvér a Testvérért Johnny Pez 2010

  • Heydinger joined, holding the brown-covered book as inconspicuously as possible.

    Love and Mr Lewisham Herbert George 2004

  • There were only the brown-covered hills and the sun-and them.

    The Chaos Balance Modesitt, L. E. 1997

  • The white-haired server removed the melons, leaving the plates, then used a crude spatula to lever a brown-covered slab of meat onto Anna's plate.

    The Soprano Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 1997

  • Miss Brown closed the hated, brown-covered book and turned to write the arithmetic homework on the blackboard.

    A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life Herman Gastrell Seely

  • There, to her astonishment, she saw a pair of large brown-covered feet hanging down helplessly; while a deep voice from above cried --

    Soap-Bubble Stories For Children Fanny Barry

  • However, the neglected thick brown-covered magazine was still on the ledge by which he had been sitting.

    Linda Condon Joseph Hergesheimer 1917

  • Near the door was a group of four girls, which group Miss Heydinger joined, holding the brown-covered book as inconspicuously as possible.

    Love and Mr. Lewisham 1906

  • "I am glad you have written that paper on Socialism," she replied, taking the brown-covered volume.

    Love and Mr. Lewisham 1906

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