Example sentences of "[pers pn] have some idea " in BNC.

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1 I had some idea that the record-player must be in Conchis 's room .
2 At the far end , once again my , detector gave a nice small signal , quite different from the copper halfpennies , and as I dug down to retrieve this I had some idea in mind that this might be a hammered .
3 Anyway , having had the heave-ho from Mr Winner means I 've some idea how Simone Hyams must be feeling .
4 Were they completely off the cuff or did you have some idea of what you were going to do ?
5 This attitude/power association will enable you to have some idea for each performance , but you must get to know the exact requirements of the aircraft you normally fly .
6 Seeing her sister 's tearstained cheeks and George 's flushed face , she had some idea of the scene which she had interrupted .
7 She had some idea that you should never wake a sleep-walker .
8 ‘ I think she had some idea , that 's why she chose the gynae clinic .
9 Imagine a hidden picture postcard village set between two fantastic mountains ranges , and you have some idea of why Leogang is one of Austria 's best kept secrets .
10 The latter provides references to background reading , allows me to talk around the area concerned , and offers bibliographical suggestions on every topic that arises in the chapter so that you have some idea where to go next if you want to pursue any particular aspect .
11 Add to this a language problem , surround the ship with smaller fishing vessels and throw liberal quantities of slimy mackerel underfoot , anchor it in a remote Scottish loch with vicious squalls of wind and rain roaring down from the surrounding hills , try working for days on end with very little sleep in these conditions and you have some idea of our difficulties .
12 And you have some idea
13 Throw in Marske and Saltburn and the market town of Guisborough and you have some idea of the mixed nature of this constituency .
14 Erm er , my name 's , an ordinary shareholder for long-standing erm , it would be very interesting , I do n't know whether this is possible now or maybe following on from what the speaker has said , if we had some idea of the American system which is er , I only know very little about it er I , just how that works because we have presidents and vice presidents and , er I think it work rather differently .
15 Therapist : ‘ Now we have some idea of the physical , mental , and behavioural dimensions of your symptoms , let's now look at how it all started .
16 At the moment we have some idea of the motives for casting certain groups in society as ‘ outsiders ’ .
17 Quite how the storm is generated is still something that we 're investigating , although we have some idea of what causes its generation .
18 Did n't they have some idea of using our cellars as storage ? ’
19 Three-year and two-year diploma students should bear these figure in mind so they have some idea of what is going to be involved when they make an application for a further education grant to their local authority .
20 Some children grasp the idea of standing on a box or steps to become higher than a tower or other object that is taller than themselves , so that , intuitively at least , they have some idea of the distinction between taller than and higher than .
21 So , if they have some idea of time scale and say , ‘ How much are you looking for ?
22 The child from the fish and chip shop can only end up running Liberty 's if he has some idea of what Liberty 's is .
23 As he himself said , it would be pointless to study such peoples with a questionnaire , since they do not write , and , while he certainly gained a great deal of essential information from conversation and discussion , it would have been quite futile to try to conduct any kind of interview until he had gained their trust and confidence , and until he had some idea of what kinds of questions he should be asking .
24 He had some idea of what was ahead of him , for he knew the terrible tales about the Robemaker 's Workshops .
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