Example sentences of "[pron] have a word " in BNC.

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1 Irina said to the doctor , ‘ Could I have a word ? ’
2 ‘ Can I have a word with you , old boy ? ’
3 ‘ Could I have a word with you , old man ? ’
4 ‘ Could I have a word with you ? ’
5 Caller — Can I have a word with her ?
6 Can I have a word please ?
7 Can I have a word with you please ?
8 ‘ Mum , can I have a word ? ’ he said .
9 Shall I have a word with him ? ’
10 Could I have a word with him ? "
11 ‘ It 's perfect … but I wonder , while I 'm here , could I have a word with the lady in charge of the department ? ’
12 ‘ Rosie , my dear , could I have a word with you in the kitchen ? ’
13 Should I have a word with Dora first ? ’
14 He was staring across at the distant mountains ; he seemed to be in a reverie , unaware of her presence , and she hesitated for a moment before saying , ‘ Could I have a word with you , please ? ’
15 ‘ Could I have a word with you , Mark ? ’
16 Today Mrs Goreng had bestowed her usual dazzling malai smile of white teeth on the Danuese teenager who had brought her a clean cup when De Gaulle said , ‘ Mrs Goreng , may I have a word with you ? ’
17 ‘ Could I have a word with her ? ’
18 ‘ Why do n't I have a word with that little sod Ali and see if he can arrange it all ?
19 Nicky can I have a word ?
20 " Could I have a word with you , Miss Monroe ? "
21 Can I have a word , or would you rather I came back later ? ’
22 Sarah , can I have a word ?
23 He said can I have a word with her ?
24 Can I have a word , can I have a word please ?
25 Can I have a word , can I have a word please ?
26 Should n't someone have a word with the office and tell them what happens if you try to take your Archer into Gatwick or Heathrow ?
27 So I had a word with the hotel chef .
28 Today I felt I could leave things no longer , so I had a word with a colleague in the Home Office .
29 As it happened , I had a word or two more to say on the topic of — as you put it yourself — the glories of nature .
30 I had a word with him after the match , and asked him how he was getting on .
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