Example sentences of "i [verb] a [adj] idea [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I got a rough idea of who erm we 're kind of er playing contact .
2 I 've got , I , I had a rough idea of what he 'd got and what he had n't now .
3 I had a rough idea in my mind , before going to Portugal , of the approximate shape and design of the picture I wanted to create .
4 I had a rough idea from the photograph where the site was , but on the ground everything looked different .
5 I had a vague idea of sounding the newsagent boards for a job , but it was a fine , bright day and I found myself walking , just walking , enjoying the feeling of not being afraid any more .
6 I had a vague idea of trying to talk to people who knew Puddephat , but I do n't know how to go about it . ’
7 I did however , have a shaky start with casting on , but I read the instruction book , back to front and upside down until I had a good idea of what I was doing , resulting in two 4-ply cardigans for my eldest two grand-daughters .
8 I thought I had a good idea of where at least one copy of the novel would certainly be .
9 One was immense drive for power which I did n't fully understand until I had a better idea of the second quality .
10 It makes me cough a bit because when I came on the scene he was the one academically everything and she was the one who was academically rather disadvantaged but she , she was , you know , no not having the greatest of , of , of success but erm it was said that she would n't be able to be a student nurse because she was n't bright enough but you know she clocked up the O levels and A levels like guide badges and she went off on this pre-nursing course in South Notts you know and she was in and out of the Queens on a course and people and , you know , and she said I do n't know all the answers but I 've a rough idea about some of the questions , I want to be a nurse and off she went to , to , to Walsall and I 'm not saying she 's a brilliant student nurse but erm absolutely clear that she 's better than some of the others .
11 I 've a marvellous idea for a game . ’
12 ‘ What is more , sir , ’ his lordship went on , ‘ I believe I have a good idea of what you mean by ‘ professionalism ’ .
13 I think I have a good idea of the kind of property you are looking for .
14 I have a definite idea of how I want to look .
15 I have a general idea of what I want to express , but no specific imagery .
16 I have a wonderful idea for a restaurant … all I need is the money .
17 But meanwhile , I have a wonderful idea for a restaurant …
18 ‘ I think I have a fair idea of that . ’
19 I ca n't make these decisions on my own , removed from the rest of BBC Radio ; but I have a clear idea of what Radio 3 is about .
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