Collocations for handbag - noun

big, capacious, large

clutch, hold | carry | swing | delve into, fish about/around in, fumble in, reach into, rummage (around) in, search (in/through)
She was rummaging in her handbag for her keys.

snatch
She had her handbag snatched as she sat having a coffee.

from a/the ~, out of a/the ~
She took a pen out of her large leather handbag.

in a/the ~, into a/the ~
She put her purse into her handbag.

the contents of a handbag