The exchange system goes the other way around, of course: I often come bearing gifts from my own greenhouse or garden.

On the other hand, she did come back to Earth bearing gifts.

Most people would find it unusual if two strange men turned up in the middle of the night bearing mysterious gifts.

It was mainly women, at first, bearing gifts as to a funeral.

She'd never 14 had to pay for much; no family member or friend ever came to her house not bearing gifts.

"I suppose that the next time they will come bearing gifts."

Jane felt it would never do to let her first callers go home without something to eat, especially when they had come bearing gifts.

A machine came, bearing gifts,' he said into the darkness.

And you will take a train of porters bearing rich gifts.

Oh, how Shora would love him if he arrived at her father's house bearing such gifts.