Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] a word " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must not believe a word that Herman says , for she described her Christmas stocking differently , and with some pleasure . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , please , you must not say a word to anyone ! ’ |
| 3 | They would all be returning to town in the autumn to meet some sons of good families in Riba ; she 'd been saving for years , money from the pigeons , money from the cheeses , the almonds , her mother 's money when she died — may she rest in peace and perpetual light shine on her — she 'd hidden it from that villainous landlord who 'd strip everyone of their surplus if he knew how much they 'd hoarded , but they 'd never find out , the folk were far too tight to let anyone know , and he , Davide , must not breathe a word . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But first I must just have a word with you about … ’ |
| 6 | Yet Travis — if it was him — had exacted a promise from her that she must n't breathe a word about Rosemary . |
| 7 | She may not say a word but — it 's another base to be touched . ’ |
| 8 | He may not know a word of Burmese but he will share a fag with the interested Burman who is watching all that is going on , and as they puff away together contentedly , something intangible will pass from the one to the other . |
| 9 | Speak to a Kenyan distance runner in the high hills of the Rift Valley , a Bulgarian hurdler , a Soviet pole vaulter or even a Chinese high jumper and though they may not understand a word of what you are saying , when you utter the words ‘ Andy Norman ’ lights will shine in eyes and heads will nod in recognition and they will search , sometimes desperately , for an interpreter . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll just have a word with him , Chief Inspector . |
| 11 | I 'll just have a word with my chief accountant |
| 12 | But we 'll just have a word with Anna-Lee and if , I think you know , she 'll say what 's it concerning and if I 'm not there well she can put them through to you . |
| 13 | Do n't worry yerself , I 'll not mention a word of it to anyone . |
| 14 | I 'll drive you to Glasgow the minute the snow lets up but I 'll not hear a word about it . ’ |
| 15 | Nobody wanted to stroke a Gnome , except perhaps another Gnome , He thought he might just have a word with Caspar to see if Fenella could be brought along to his , Inchbad 's , bed that very night . |
| 16 | Even a reliable pattern recogniser could only find a word which best fits the script as it appears , having no knowledge to suggest that that word is incorrect . |
| 17 | A southern Italian , he had taught up until now in a village near Naples and could not speak a word either of Slovene or of Triestino . |
| 18 | A ROBBERY trial was halted yesterday because five defendants could not hear a word of evidence in their bullet-proof dock . |
| 19 | Again the whisper came , but Teesdale could not hear a word of it . |
| 20 | But she could not say a word as he went on in that same tone . |
| 21 | The Belgian watched the television , of which he could not understand a word . |
| 22 | It was half way through , and she could not understand a word of the dialogue and was surprised and rather indignant that she could not understand , for she had genuinely looked forward , with half of herself , to seeing a picture : as it was , she found herself obliged to concentrate on the other aspects of the affair . |
| 23 | He always talked nicely to the Men even though they could not understand a word he said . |
| 24 | Ramsey afterwards could not remember a word that he had said in his speech . |
| 25 | She found Clelia 's company extraordinarily entertaining , and bracing only in so far as she liked to be braced : she could hardly follow a word , for instance , of the art references in her conversation , but Clelia managed somehow to combine a great air of erudition and abstruseness with a marked facility for making explanations , so that ignorance was no bar to amusement . |
| 26 | At first Jane could hardly understand a word Mervyn said , but he was too good-humoured to be offended . |
| 27 | As Edward could hardly understand a word the man said either , that did not surprise him . |
| 28 | He wanted so badly to ask Swan this question , but he could n't speak a word of bird-language . |
| 29 | Not bad for a little girl of 4 who , just over a year ago , could n't speak a word of English ( could barely speak , indeed , a word of anything ) . |
| 30 | ‘ When I arrived I could n't speak a word of Spanish , did n't know anything about the photographic scene in Madrid and had never worked as a professional photographer before , so it was n't the easiest of situations to begin with . ’ |