Example sentences of "i have a [adj] word " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , before I ring off can I have a quick word with Cedric please — if he 's there ? |
| 2 | As it was , others advised him against precipitating the issue , and I had a late word with him shortly before his evening meeting with the Conservative Political Centre ; but by then it was too late for he considered himself to be committed to his friends . |
| 3 | Before clearing out my desk at the Times-Herald I had a quiet word with Fred Workman who agreed to accept free-lance stories from me . |
| 4 | On the way out I had a quiet word with young Anna from the other golf magazine . |
| 5 | ‘ Look , George , why do n't you walk the boy on ahead while I have a private word with his mother ? ’ |
| 6 | I have a general word of thanks to members of the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties who have given me their support and , through them , to the various councils in their areas which have also expressed support for the Bill . |