1.   Boyd nervously tapped his pencil on the table top.

2.   Daley read the notes, tapping a pencil on the desk.

3.   He taps his pencil up and down as he waits for the finance director to finish.

4.   She stood over her desk, reading the notations on the jacket, tapping a pencil on a pad.

5.   Fly tapped a pencil against her teeth.

6.   Brokers here told clients to remain calm even as they tapped their pencils nervously on their desks.