Example sentences of "have a [det] word " in BNC.
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1 | With or without management , Gatfield has a few words of warning for up-and-coming hopefuls determined to make an impression on record company A&R people . |
2 | Neither speaks French or German but one has a few words of English , so he sits in the front . |
3 | I may have had a few words with her , but that 's all . ’ |
4 | " 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 . |
5 | ‘ I should appreciate it if you would have a few words with her , unless , of course , you approve of such behaviour . |
6 | doctor says I 'll have a few words with him . |
7 | As another explained , ‘ To most people a family row is Mummy and Daddy having a few words ’ , but when police are called to a domestic dispute in some areas of Belfast , |
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 | So erm they 're sort of having a few words at the moment . |
11 | I 'm going to have a few words with the professor . ’ |
12 | At the end of the meal , Dominic came to have a few words with me . |
13 | 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 ' ) . |
14 | ‘ I think I 'll have to have a few words with whoever has been saying this . |
15 | She 'd hopped into the living-room a few minutes after Sergeant Joe had gone out to have a few words with Archie Cousins . |
16 | A long line of reporters lined up dutifully to have a few words with him . |
17 | ‘ I want to have a few words with you , John . |
18 | He spotted her immediately and strolled across , stopping on the way to have a few words with the patron . |
19 | She had a few words with him while I was speaking to Meryl Armitage — a delightful girl . ’ |
20 | She came along and we had a few words . ’ |
21 | 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 . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | In the evening after dinner I had a few words with Barrymore alone . |
24 | Afterwards he had a few words with Hob 's wife , the children cowering around her . |
25 | I had a few words with him , then came back to the shop . ’ |
26 | I remember the time when you and I , Mr. Speaker , had a few words because of what was happening because of the Secretary of State for Health |
27 | On the teletext today it had a few words from Fergie saying that he reckoned that the no. of points they need to win the league is 84 . |
28 | I have a few words for his ears alone . " |
29 | ‘ Sir — You are an Anti-Reformer — and therefore we have a few words to say to you — When the news reached Glasgow of the defeat of the Reform Bill , did you attend the Royal Exchange Rooms ? |