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Meanings of had a pencil in English

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Usage of had a pencil in English
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Writer grew very upset, and after that always had a pencil.
The new yorker
2
I have not even had a pencil in my hand.
The Prime Minister
3
Stuck between his teeth he had a pencil that he had chewed beyond recognition.
The ice princess
4
He had a pencil, and was writing upon an envelope.
Sister Carrie: A Novel
5
He had a pencil in one hand and an annoyed dorm-father expression on his face.
The irresistible henry house
6
He had a pencil and paper in hand and appeared to be copying from the letter.
The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure
7
Harriet already had a pencil in her hand.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas; Or, Fun and Frolic in the S...
8
Soon after his birth his parents settled in Moscow, where his father had a pencil factory.
The Masters and Their Music / A series of illustrative programs ...
9
He had a pencil poised over a notebook.
Love Stories
10
She passed round pieces of paper, inquired whether everybody had a pencil, then made her announcements.
Monitress Merle
11
He had a pencil and some paper in his hands, and he sat down by a table.
Bella Donna: A Novel
12
Deuced good that; I wish I had a pencil to make a note; but I shall remember it.
Mike Fletcher: A Novel
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I'd draw you a picture of it if I had a pencil, but I haven't got a pencil.
The Altar Steps
14
Writer asked him for an autograph, but neither he, his parents, his parents friends, nor Mays had a pencil.
The new yorker
15
He had a pencil with which he scratched out some words and letters, writing the corrections in the margin.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...
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Mrs. Staveley had a pencil.
The Legacy of Cain
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