"Go on," he said, his chewed pencil poised in readiness.

Katrina would sit by with pencil poised to record his verbal reading.

"There's an upper level over this section," Iantine said his pencil poised.

He could see the Doktor standing, his pencil poised above the sheet of paper.

She had a pencil poised over an appointment calendar.

Dave was busy on the phone, pencil poised over a half-filled page.

The junior class was ready and waiting, paper in front of them, pencils poised.

As Lee got down from the train, a man jumped in front of him, pencil and notebook poised.

His hand was still beneath the table lamp, with pencil poised to make notations.

She'd taken out a pad and held a pencil poised over it.