He closed the box and held it with both hands.
He went to close the box but she grabbed his arm.
He closed the box and placed it on a table.
The movie where you open and close the box is 20 seconds long.
He closed the box, and went to the telephone again.
He closed the box, and gave it back to her.
I closed the box and put it back in the earth.
He closed the box again and took the whole thing with him.
On the other side she closed the box, closing the door.
Perhaps she simply closed the box, took his hand, and went out for the walk.