Example sentences of "have a few [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may have had a few words with her , but that 's all . ’ |
| 2 | Meurdesoif , whose firm agreed to pay a £1,250 fine , claimed he had only had a few drinks with lunch on a cross-channel ferry . |
| 3 | " And while you 're there , " said Bigwig , scowling round at the others from under the great sheaf of fur on his head , " I 'll just have a few words with these three . |
| 4 | ‘ I should appreciate it if you would have a few words with her , unless , of course , you approve of such behaviour . |
| 5 | doctor says I 'll have a few words with him . |
| 6 | In the first flush of youthful passion , and in the imminence of war , Leslie had vowed that he would rather have a few years with me than eternal life without me . |
| 7 | Going and having a few meals with him did n't seem evil or furtive in any way . |
| 8 | Greg Downs will be having a few words with his defence about long high balls … corners and free kicks … |
| 9 | Greg Downs will be having a few words with his defence about long high balls … corners and free kicks … |
| 10 | I 'm going to have a few words with the professor . ’ |
| 11 | At the end of the meal , Dominic came to have a few words with me . |
| 12 | I went into the kitchen as she asked me to have a few words with the ‘ factotum ’ ( 'She seems to be rather taken with your looks ' ) . |
| 13 | ‘ I think I 'll have to have a few words with whoever has been saying this . |
| 14 | She 'd hopped into the living-room a few minutes after Sergeant Joe had gone out to have a few words with Archie Cousins . |
| 15 | A long line of reporters lined up dutifully to have a few words with him . |
| 16 | ‘ I want to have a few words with you , John . |
| 17 | He spotted her immediately and strolled across , stopping on the way to have a few words with the patron . |
| 18 | I had a few putts with it at home , but it 's not for me , Chris . |
| 19 | And the supporters been treating me well , the promotion been treating me well , so obviously I never really wanted to move but we had a few problems with the negotiating with the contract and the financial terms was n't quite right so but I 'm glad to say we 've got it right now and you know we both sort of gave a bit and we came to a settlement er which I 'm very pleased about . |
| 20 | I think my dad had a few differences with them on the upbringing of his children . ’ |
| 21 | Before raising Biggles we had a few failures with baby owls the shocking Barnys had abused . |
| 22 | He captured the citadel but he only had a few troops with him and it was clear he could n't hold it for long , so he pushed on east past Excideuil into the Limousin , driving straight into the heartland of the rebel cause and devastating the country as he went . |
| 23 | She had a few words with him while I was speaking to Meryl Armitage — a delightful girl . ’ |
| 24 | Sister said she had no work for me for a few minutes , so I could direct traffic for her whilst she had a few words with Dr Jones . |
| 25 | Mr Wogan arrived and had a few words with me — and everybody else — but once again I do n't recall what we talked about . |
| 26 | In the evening after dinner I had a few words with Barrymore alone . |
| 27 | Afterwards he had a few words with Hob 's wife , the children cowering around her . |
| 28 | I had a few words with him , then came back to the shop . ’ |
| 29 | Every year , he had a few sessions with a visiting American analyst and there were occasional visits to a local one . |
| 30 | He had such energy and drive , and liked to play hard as well as work hard , and had a few scrapes with his motorbike . |