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Examples
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She opened her work-bag and took out a tiny brazier and a bag of herbs.
Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010
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Having completely spoilt one skein, she threw it aside, and saying 'the weather's so fine, I cannot bear to stay within,' – left her silk, her winders, and her work-bag, on the first chair, and skipt down the stairs.
Camilla 2008
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‘She puts his secrets into her work-bag,’ said Maxwell;
Redgauntlet 2008
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She was immediately joined by all the officers, and several other gentlemen, whose eagerness to shew themselves of her acquaintance marked her for a woman of some consequence; though she took little other notice of them, than that of giving to each some frivolous commission; telling one to hold her work-bag; bidding another fetch her a chair; a third, ask for a glass of water; and a fourth, take care of her cloak.
Camilla 2008
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She entered through the kitchen, quietly tripped up Sarah's stairs to take off her bonnet and furs, and came down as quietly, with her beautiful curls nicely smoothed; her graceful merino dress and delicate collar all trim and spotless; her gay little work-bag in her hand.
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This task had been commenced two years ago, and Caroline had the stockings in her work-bag yet.
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She opened her work-bag and took out a tiny brazier and a bag of herbs.
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A week later I won a costume contest and the prize was a huge bottle of wine and a work-bag.
10th March '03 2003
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Now Idalia produced splints and bandages from her work-bag — since, as she explained for Kellen's benefit — the healing would go much more quickly and easily if the bones were close to where they were supposed to be, and Kellen, working at her direction, set the leg.
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About this time she forgot to return a work-bag she had borrowed, by a messenger, and in repairing her error she says: — “These aberrations of memory warn me pretty intelligibly that I am getting past my prime.”
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