He was standing almost six feet away from the general's desk.

He was on the phone before I had done a complete turn away from the desk.

He had come away from the desk to stand directly in front of her.

He tried to call Rose, but she was away from her desk.

I turned away from her desk and walked to the far side of the room.

"I cannot just walk away from my desk like you do."

He put his glass down and walked away from the desk.

When we were about five or six people away from the desk, I looked up and caught the eye of the woman behind it.

He pushed away from the desk and got to his feet.

She used her hands to push herself away from the desk.