Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [art] idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | I despise the idea and practice of blood sports , but this violent reaction threw up a profile of wildly inconsistent attitudes which puzzles me ; how is it that fox hunting is legal and fishing is the most popular outdoor recreational activity in Britain , yet badger killing invokes a desire for public retribution — lynch mob fever , almost — over and above the punishment of the courts ? |
| 2 | and they , the first prize is a thousand pounds cash , second prize family holiday cottage in the Isle of Mule and third prize holiday cottage in Norfolk and fourth prize holiday apartment in Cumbria and the , I mean the idea is you take a book and try , if you have a place of work or , or friends that will buy raffle tickets er just try and sell them and er , how much are they ? er |
| 3 | I mean the idea of course is to try at some stage and run a trainer trainer 's course , so that we expand the number of people who can who can do the training . |
| 4 | They can do what they like to me , but I hate the idea of your being messed about … |
| 5 | Anyhow , I hate the idea of just keeping away . |
| 6 | ‘ My darling girl , ’ he said , ‘ much as I hate the idea , we must stop this . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , I hate the idea that noble blood should be more important than anything else . |
| 8 | ‘ I know I should , but I hate the idea . |
| 9 | I hate the idea that only the well-to-do will have the possibility of instrumental teaching ; it refutes everything I believe to be just . |
| 10 | I had already come to the conclusion that regression therapy would probably be the best way to help Maxine , and I put the idea to her . |
| 11 | ‘ They are not so appealing that I relish the idea of seeing them again , ’ Murtach retorted . |
| 12 | I consider the idea that the issue should be decided by a referendum nothing short of bizarre . |
| 13 | Or you can say : I 've researched it , I know the idea is right , I 'm going to go in big and I 'm going to have to sustain four or five years of losses before I turn it into a profit . |
| 14 | I like the idea of using steel but is there a problem with rusting ? |
| 15 | I like the idea of my shows making stars . |
| 16 | The wind drops slightly as I am making myself another cup of tea and I like the idea of going out to watch the sun go down . |
| 17 | However impractical , I like the idea that books should be physically beautiful . |
| 18 | I like the idea of the text of ‘ Lear ’ as ‘ that gigantic seraph-pterodactyl ’ . |
| 19 | While I like the idea of allowing a different pianist to combine with strings for each work , I miss that element of personality and insight which a great soloist such as Rubinstein brought to this music . |
| 20 | I like the idea of TWO Megatapes and bigger pages . |
| 21 | I like the idea of the Korg AD . |
| 22 | I remember I was going in to record ‘ Cuts Like A Knife ’ and I said , ‘ I 'm taking you guys into the studio , ’ because who I play with on stage , I want them in the studio with me ; I like the idea of having one unit . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I like the idea of a child being able to take on two adults and win . ’ |
| 24 | I like the idea of delegation because it 's a clean word . |
| 25 | Jeffrey : I like the idea of seeing the gay movement as an attitude of mind . |
| 26 | But I did n't get married four times because I like trolling down the aisle , I got married four times because I like the idea of being married and I like sharing my life with a man . |
| 27 | ‘ I like the idea of surprising people , ’ snaps Jim . |
| 28 | ‘ I like the idea of saying , have some of this , this is real too , y'know ? |
| 29 | I like the idea of presenting Sonic Youth to my audience . |
| 30 | I like the idea of sentenced persons doing something useful for their fellow citizens rather than mouldering inside a prison . |