Example sentences of "'d [verb] a word " in BNC.

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1 I have a room booked for the thirtieth of July and I 'd like a word with the manager .
2 " Well , I 'd like a word with your father , " he shouted , louder than ever .
3 ‘ I 'd like a word with the rest of your people , if only to explain what 's going on .
4 Hamilton added loudly , ‘ You can tell him we 'd like a word next time the order 's due , as well . ’
5 Ah 'd like a word with the doorman if they 've got one .
6 Well , I do n't think there 's much more we can do here tonight , but before we wind things up , I think I 'd like a word with that lad upstairs .
7 ‘ I 'd like a word with Adam , ’ Lissa said .
8 Father Martin said , ‘ I 'd like a word with the Colonel in private , if you would n't mind . ’
9 ‘ I 'd like a word with you , Great-gran . ’
10 ‘ I 'd like a word with you . ’
11 and er , then he said I believe you know Mark , so I said yes , so he said well he 's standing here at my side , he 'd like a word with you , so Mark came onto the phone
12 He 'd have a word with Phillis , you bet that he 'd have a word with Phillis — the dirty cow .
13 He 'd have a word with Phillis , you bet that he 'd have a word with Phillis — the dirty cow .
14 I just thought I 'd have a word with him .
15 still had no prospects of employment and I do n't think er , er my parents had any erm particular ideas and my father who worked for erm Roads and Bridges Department was speaking to the Chief Clerk at that time , that was , er , his name was in fact and erm he was a very sympathetic character and er he said he 'd have a word with erm with somebody in the County Council and erm see if they could find me employment as a typist and erm using the argument of course that the Education Department had up to that time at the R N C erm paid the balance of the fees for my course , erm I could just mention to you that the scholarship was worth forty pounds a year fee .
16 And he 'd have a word , Er how 's everything going along ?
17 Leonora huddled in a little heap on the sofa , pleading for coffee before she 'd say a word .
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