sounds natural?

[emily wong]

Is it correct to say

"I was barely at my desk in the past hours. I was just too busy. "

Thanks a lot!

Emily

[Casiopea]

What about?

I was barely at my desk these past few hours.

[emily wong]

Thanks for being patient!

It's like when a person asks you whether his telephone rang when he was away from the desk. And I want to say that I was busy, and didn't even sit before my desk in the past few hours, thus don't know whether his telephone has rung or not.

Comments, please. Thanks!

[Casiopea]

Sorry, I wouldn't know. I was away from my desk.