Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] a word " in BNC.
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| 1 | The former may need a word or two said about it . |
| 2 | in the phrase … ’ will indicate a common phrasal usage of a word ; ‘ foll. by … ’ indicates words which commonly follow a word ; ‘ Comp. : ’ provides a word with which the reader should compare a word with . |
| 3 | First , I should like a word with these other ladies . ’ |
| 4 | Well the thing to do maybe I should have a word with him . |
| 5 | ‘ Maybe you should have a word . |
| 6 | Perhaps he should have a word with the President of the Commission , Mr. Delors , who said yesterday : ’ Britain will become a paradise for Japanese investment ’ . |
| 7 | I must have a word with them . |
| 8 | ‘ That child 's definitely team potential , but the pony 's an absolute bitch , I must have a word with his parents . |
| 9 | I must have a word with him on the phone . |
| 10 | He really must have a word with the company Equity representative about that contract . |
| 11 | ‘ We must have a word with Mark Garland . ’ |
| 12 | I must have a word with her when we get back . ’ |
| 13 | I 'll keep the technical details to a minimum , but I must say a word or two about Carvin 's ‘ Tube Cascade ’ principle . |
| 14 | And not one of us must say a word about what we have found . ’ |
| 15 | I think that I should say a word about the respective roles of Parliament and the courts . |
| 16 | ‘ Now then , I have , a-hem , noticed your presence in Riverbank and thought perhaps you might appreciate a word of welcome . |
| 17 | Go home , Bruce , or back to whatever your case is , and I 'll have a word with Sergeant Crane . ’ |
| 18 | Then to April , ‘ I 'll have a word with Parkinson the gamekeeper if there 's anything you 'd like . |
| 19 | I 'll have a word with — what 's he called , Seb ? — Sergeant Potter , is it ? |
| 20 | And he 'll have a word back at you . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll have a word with Jimmy Myers , he 's a skipper on the Sharpness barges . |
| 22 | He nodded and said , ‘ I 'll have a word with the solicitor looking after Captain Hamilton 's affairs . |
| 23 | I 'll have a word with the cops about leaving it here . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll look into it , Aggie , and I 'll have a word with the committee . ’ |
| 25 | So erm , Advisory Committee being the next item , well we will , we 'll have a word from Brian we 'll , I have n't approached er David yet in Glasgow meeting , but I will do |
| 26 | We 'll have a word with . |
| 27 | I 'll have a word with him Terry |
| 28 | I 'll have a word with him sir . |
| 29 | Yes , I 'll have a word with John about that ! |
| 30 | ‘ Meanwhile , I 'll have a word with Harry , let him know I 've planned to give him a really dandy pay rise . |