YOU SAID:

He looked at it for a little while, and then pulled out the small box he kept in his desk.

INTO JAPANESE

彼はしばらくそれを眺めてから、机の中に置いてあった小さな箱を取り出した。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He looked at it for a while, then pulled out a small box that had been placed on his desk.

INTO JAPANESE

彼はしばらくそれを眺めてから、机の上に置かれていた小さな箱を取り出した。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He looked at it for a while, then took out a small box that had been placed on his desk.

INTO JAPANESE

彼はしばらくそれを眺めてから、机の上に置かれていた小さな箱を取り出した。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He looked at it for a while, then took out a small box that had been placed on his desk.