Example sentences of "i [verb] [verb] a word " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Actually I intend to drop a word in your ear concerning the matter , ’ he said in a voice that now held a grim note . |
| 2 | I tried to have a word with the Cashier but he was n't talking . |
| 3 | And that was the day after ( heart going bang-the-big-bass-drum 'cos I knew what they 'd say ) I tried to get a word in edgeways when they finally fixed my GCSE options . |
| 4 | As to the other case that I want to say a word about , I have to confess now to beating a drum that I have been beating with varying success for a number of years . |
| 5 | Look , you just hang on here a minute , I want to have a word with Katrina about something . ’ |
| 6 | I want to have a word with you . ’ |
| 7 | I want to have a word with that … that … ’ |
| 8 | And before anything else , I want to have a word with Tzani-bey al-Ablak . ’ |
| 9 | I want to have a word with you , lad . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Son , I want to have a word with you about this man in the pictures , so that you 'll know what to do in future . |
| 11 | When the nurse indicated that she should go in , she turned to Emma , saying , ‘ Sit there a minute ; I want to have a word with him first . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ As I said , I want to have a word . ’ |
| 13 | Before I went , though , I managed to have a word on the side with the lass . |
| 14 | That 's cos I made a mistake ! if I did I forget to do a word there ? |
| 15 | Cos I did have a word with Steve on Friday and said have you seen Jerry and and has he mentioned this |
| 16 | I had to get a word in . |
| 17 | It was the third day in July , page four , seven , three and then I had to find a word that I 'd never heard off before and put it up on the board . |
| 18 | Like when you write a letter and you read it through and you think , Ooh I 've missed a word out here , |
| 19 | Well I 've had a word with Keith and he will be available and , and very willing to do a one day seminar of that nature basically on why unison how we should go about convincing the , the membership at large how we should er conduct the free ballot campaign as it were . |
| 20 | ‘ Come off it , you do consistently well in all your modules — I 've had a word with your course tutor — and as you 've been continually assessed , you could n't flunk now even if you wanted to . |
| 21 | I 've had a word with him on the phone , and told him to expect a call from you . |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't worry — I 've had a word in his ear . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Nothing about the local connection yet but I 've had a word with the boys at Penzance . |
| 24 | So erm , I 've had a word |
| 25 | Erm I 've had a word with Kevin and he does recognize the fact that we 've got to get something . |
| 26 | This morning they 're different again down there cos I 've been down there and I 've looked at the situation erm and I 've had a word with the lads there and I will try and alter it a little bit more . |
| 27 | Cos I 've had a word with with them |
| 28 | Give me your number and I 'll dial as soon as I 've had a word . |
| 29 | Er , I 've had a word with Jeremy about decorating , oh Florrie I must apologise I did try to ring you , I think I managed to get everybody else , erm but you were n't there , in and then I , I left it I regret to say , erm but we thought perhaps we ought to have the kitchen re-decorated and I 've had a word with Jereminy , Jereminy , Jeremy and he says about two hundred pounds and I did get permission from some of you and I 've gone ahead and asked him to do it and he said about three weeks , but before we can have that done , in the meantime , the roof leaked again out in the kitchen Erm , so I 've had a word with Peter who was going on holiday and he should be home this week and he said he will look at it as soon as he 's home , so I 'll give him a ring , I 'll try tomorrow night , I 'm out tonight , I 'll try and give him a ring tomorrow . |
| 30 | Er , I 've had a word with Jeremy about decorating , oh Florrie I must apologise I did try to ring you , I think I managed to get everybody else , erm but you were n't there , in and then I , I left it I regret to say , erm but we thought perhaps we ought to have the kitchen re-decorated and I 've had a word with Jereminy , Jereminy , Jeremy and he says about two hundred pounds and I did get permission from some of you and I 've gone ahead and asked him to do it and he said about three weeks , but before we can have that done , in the meantime , the roof leaked again out in the kitchen Erm , so I 've had a word with Peter who was going on holiday and he should be home this week and he said he will look at it as soon as he 's home , so I 'll give him a ring , I 'll try tomorrow night , I 'm out tonight , I 'll try and give him a ring tomorrow . |