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the capital and largest city of the Philippines- Without speaking he pulled open a drawer and took out the manila envelope that held his most recently developed prints.Nora Roberts -- Summer Pleasures
- Now to get the key out of his pocket without dropping either the manila envelope containing the bound galleys or the sticks.Stephen King -- Misery
- Angela left the room, headed to the library, as I picked up the manila envelope and opened it, dumping its contents into my lap.Sarah Dessen -- This Lullaby
- Beneath it is a manila envelope carrying my name across the front of it.Pittacus Lore -- I Am Number Four
- Roy's father clicked open his briefcase and removed a thick manila folder.Carl Hiassen -- Hoot
- They're in my top desk drawer, in a manila envelope.Nicholas Sparks -- The Last Song
- "Do I have to go to court?" he asks when I hand him the manila envelope.Steve Lopez -- The Soloist
- I stopped at my office to join the assault squad and on my desk were eight large manila envelopes, only one of which had been opened.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum
- He took out a legal-sized manila envelope.Stephenie Meyer -- Breaking Dawn
- In his hand was a manila file.Nicholas Sparks -- The Lucky One
- She inserted it into one of the strong manila envelopes that the Bureau used to mail clippings in.Betty Smith -- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- A manila folder on the table beside his bed caught his attention.James Dashner -- The Death Cure
- He is wearing a trench coat and a pair of horn-rimmed glasses and is holding a manila folder full of official-looking papers.Gary Paulsen -- Woodsong
- They were supposed to be taken by train to be loaded on an American boat sailing from Tientsin to Manila, but the ship was sunk.Amy Tan -- The Bonesetter's Daughter
- Civille had a salad, followed by risotto with Prince Edward Island mussels and Manila clams, finished with squid ink.Malcolm Gladwell -- Blink
- Then, toward the end of the third day, I noticed a thick manila folder on my pillow.Rebecca Skloot -- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- He smiled a kind of "checkmate" smile and flipped open a manila folder that was about an inch thick with documents.Jack Gantos -- Hole in My Life
- A narrow manila envelope, slightly larger than letter size.Robert Cormier -- I Am the Cheese
- Plastic evidence pouches and manila evidence envelopes were spread all around the bedroom.James Patterson -- Kiss the Girls
- "The Philippine attache dropped off the report on rubber exports," she said, handing him a manila folder.W. William Winokur -- The Perfect Game
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