Example sentences of "[verb] have a [adj] word " in BNC.
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| 1 | And to my recollection , no one for whom Prost has ever driven has had a bad word to say about him , save at the very end of Prost 's career with Renault , when other factors that had nothing to do with driving intruded . |
| 2 | Yeah , but you 've got to have a complete word that matches Charlotte |
| 3 | I think that you might call Duff Hart-Davis a travel writer too , at least by osmosis , since his godfather was if I remember rightly Peter Fleming , who might well have had a stern word or two to say about Mrs Izzard 's book . |
| 4 | Jimmy grinned — at any other time Leith might have had a quiet word with him about his cheek . |
| 5 | In the end , they came to the decision that whichever one of them saw Tamar first , would try to have a private word to tell her of Davis 's presence , and then see how she reacted . |
| 6 | If Rohan needed to have a private word with her , why had n't he arranged to see her at the house instead ? |
| 7 | I managed to have a brief word with the rescued pilot as he was carried on a stretcher into the ambulance . |
| 8 | She jotted it down , picked up the plaster from the surgery , then went to have a quick word with Helen . |
| 9 | What made it all so difficult was that , though practically no one had had a good word to say for Hereward , no one could or would pin down that dislike into a form which could prime a hatred violent enough to kill him . |
| 10 | Before Father Kendrick had set off for his new city parish — racial mix , boys ' club , mothers ' union , young people 's fellowship ; the proper challenge for a mildly high-church , ambitious young priest with one eye on a mitre — he had had a brief word about Beryl McBride . |
| 11 | ‘ We 'll be leavin' just as soon as Ah 've had a final word with our friend here . |
| 12 | Mr , hello I 've had a quick word with Mike and he seems to think there 's some correspondence on the file , I 'll have to go and find the file and get back to you , so , er you , I have n't got your , your phone number there I do n't think , er I only had your fax number right , I 'll get back as soon as I can , thank you bye bye . |
| 13 | ‘ To tell the truth , I was hoping to have a quick word with Mrs Amy Edgerton … |