Example sentences of "would [verb] [verb] a word " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Well , you 're better-looking , Connie , but it 's Archie I 'd like to have a word with , ’ said Joe . |
2 | It looked as though she 'd have to have a word with Mrs Thrigg . |
3 | She says I think one of the worst or strangest is errif which is a two year old canary — why anyone would want to have a word for that I do n't know . |
4 | So you would like to reclaim a word that I 'm not |
5 | So , I gather that Jeffrey would like to say a word or two , and at this stage , and if he would he would be welcome to do so , meanwhile er , as I 've said , I hope you will join me in wishing er , the Bishop god speed , and in wishing Jeffrey very well for the future . |
6 | Mr. Chairman , ladies and gentlemen , it is n't that I would like to say a word , it is that told me to say a word , and I realise I am starting off in the right way . |
7 | Ben , however , did not remark on the scene he had just witnessed , but said , ‘ There 's a friend of yours in the yard who would like to have a word with you . |
8 | I read Kathy Vickers letter re Melanomas and would like to offer a word of hope . |
9 | She would have to have a word with her father about this man and find out what on earth had inspired him to hire him in the first place . |