Example sentences of "have a quick word " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has a quick word with two of her female friends and returned to me with the words , ‘ Right , Scottish , we go . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 've just had a quick word with Carole Meadows , ’ Ross told her as he put down the phone . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ I wonder if we could have a quick word with Mr Tenison . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Micky , could we have a quick word ? ’ asked Paul Lexington , and the star , with the dignity of a man mounting the scaffold , went across to join the producer , director and Company Manager . |
| 6 | Er , before I ring off can I have a quick word with Cedric please — if he 's there ? |
| 7 | Well maybe you could have a quick word with him first and I could give you a call and then erm |
| 8 | I 'll just have a quick word with your dad . |
| 9 | ‘ To tell the truth , I was hoping to have a quick word with Mrs Amy Edgerton … |
| 10 | I 'm sure Ali will be pleased to have a quick word before he leaves . ’ |
| 11 | Swan felt very much at a disadvantage , especially when Amaranth told him that she had promised to go to The Times/Sunday Times party with Charles , who had left them for a moment to have a quick word with Peter Riddell of The Times . |
| 12 | It was a quarter to eight when she stuck her head into the kitchen to have a quick word with Nettie before dinner . |
| 13 | Then she discovered that it was Travis she had to thank that the news of her engagement to his cousin was all over Vasey 's , as , still smiling , he stated , ‘ Hope you do n't mind , Naylor , but I came in earlier to have a quick word with Leith , and could n't resist telling her assistant that a possible reason for Leith being late this morning could be her getting engaged to you at the weekend . ’ |
| 14 | She jotted it down , picked up the plaster from the surgery , then went to have a quick word with Helen . |
| 15 | Katrina went over and had a quick word with her , then she beckoned towards me . |
| 16 | Have a quick word ? ’ |
| 17 | Adam must be around somewhere — if she could just find him and have a quick word before her part in the proceedings began — as if in answer to her prayers , a small group of business-suited men began to disperse , and the figure of a fair-haired man came into view . |
| 18 | Well I think we 'll just go back go the Manor ground and have a quick word with Nick Harris . |
| 19 | I think we can go back to the Manor ground though and have a quick word with Nick Harris . |