After a little preliminary chat, Hazlehurst made known the particular object of his call.

James Murdoch previously denied to the committee that he had had any such preliminary chat.

In the midst of some preliminary chat, the charming hostess entered and poured tea for us.

The sordid subject came up again for discussion when Phyllis and I went to have a preliminary chat with the house-agent.

A lesser copper is interviewing the others- a'preliminarychat,' he says.