Example sentences of "[that] [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] a word " in BNC.

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1 I think that I should say a word about the respective roles of Parliament and the courts .
2 Semenov promised me that he would have a word at the highest level , with Yury Vladimirovich Andropov .
3 A Dublin theatre manager called Daly made a bet back in 1791 that he could add a word to the language in one night .
4 He 'd have a word with Phillis , you bet that he 'd have a word with Phillis — the dirty cow .
5 Of course Herman loves her whisperings — for he is always convinced that he will catch a word or two — but all he has ever heard was when she was going from the dining-room to the drawing-room after lunch with him , and she whispered : ‘ I hate sauces .
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