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Examples

  • 'He was called Carbis before he was made a peer,' she replied.

    "The Pomp of Yesterday" Joseph Hocking 1898

  • We walk off the food by rambling round the estate, which extends a mile in every direction from the Elizabethan manor house, and driving to sand dunes for a sight of the sea at Carbis Bay.

    Take the Chef Challenge in Cornwall 2012

  • When war broke out, he and Mellis moved to Cornwall to live on Carbis Bay near St Ives, close to their friends Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth.

    Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

  • When war broke out, he and Mellis moved to Cornwall to live on Carbis Bay near St Ives, close to their friends Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth.

    Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

  • A little eastward of Carbis Bay is Lelant, the mother-parish of St. Ives.

    The Cornwall Coast

  • "The Countess of Carbis wishes to speak to you on the telephone."

    Bandit Love Juanita Savage

  • Lady Carbis, but I am afraid there is only one conclusion that we can come to.

    "The Pomp of Yesterday" Joseph Hocking 1898

  • A second later, unconscious of watching eyes, they were in each other's arms, while Lady Carbis murmured all sorts of fond endearments.

    "The Pomp of Yesterday" Joseph Hocking 1898

  • Carbis, or whatever you may call yourself, are jealous of me, because you are madly in love with her yourself.

    "The Pomp of Yesterday" Joseph Hocking 1898

  • Lady Carbis kissed him eagerly, calling him all sorts of endearing names.

    "The Pomp of Yesterday" Joseph Hocking 1898

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