Example sentences of "[vb past] to have a word " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to have a word with the Cashier but he was n't talking . |
| 2 | I really came to have a word with Charles Julian . |
| 3 | Before I went , though , I managed to have a word on the side with the lass . |
| 4 | I got the colleague 's address and went to have a word with him . |
| 5 | He 'll take the scrap tomorrow , but I think he wanted to have a word with you . |
| 6 | I wanted to have a word with you about Yorick . |
| 7 | I wanted to have a word about the outfall . ’ |
| 8 | It was lateish when Paul Seddon had gone , nearly eleven o'clock , but I wanted to have a word with Miss Macdonald . |
| 9 | Everyone noticed him and either wanted to have a word or an acknowledgement of their recognition . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes ; I wanted to have a word with your mother . ’ |
| 11 | Seeing me the CFI said " Ah Mahaddie , I wanted to have a word with you , sit down " . |
| 12 | ‘ He wanted to have a word with me about our engagement — yours and mine , that is . ’ |