Example sentences of "i [modal v] [adv] [verb] a word " in BNC.
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| 1 | Declaring that he wishes to offer to the public ‘ the very Journal which Dr Johnson read ’ , he says he will not ‘ expand the text in any considerable degree , though I may occasionally supply a word to complete the sense as I fill up the blanks of abbreviation in the writing ’ . |
| 2 | But first I must just have a word with you about … ’ |
| 3 | Perhaps I should just say a word about that that operation since you 've raised it , because it is one type of job that we do , that is taking part in a rather large group , in this case sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat at the request of the government of Uganda after the fall of erm of Amin , to assess the rehabilitation needs of the country and to suggest what policies should be priority policies for their point of view and what contribution could be made by other countries through aid and erm other ways of technical assistance and fellowships for training and so forth , to help in this rehabilitation . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll just have a word with him , Chief Inspector . |
| 5 | I 'll just have a word with my chief accountant |
| 6 | ‘ If she went , ’ he says , ‘ I 'd never get a word in edgeways . ’ |
| 7 | You know I 'd never breathe a word to anybody . |
| 8 | So if I were you I would just have a word with your insurance company and make sure that everything 's okay but you 're obviously , they must know that you 've got to leave your er fridge-freezer switched on , so you 've got to have your mains electrics on . |
| 9 | I would therefore add a word of caution and agree with Professor Sleight that we must have that data before we develop a general policy . |
| 10 | I shall now say a word or two about what we should do , not just nationally , but internationally . |
| 11 | ‘ I can never understand a word Finn writes . ’ |