Example sentences of "[pers pn] had 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 | Seeing her sister 's tearstained cheeks and George 's flushed face , she had some idea of the scene which she had interrupted . |
4 | She had some idea that you should never wake a sleep-walker . |
5 | ‘ I think she had some idea , that 's why she chose the gynae clinic . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | He had some idea of what was ahead of him , for he knew the terrible tales about the Robemaker 's Workshops . |