Example sentences of "[vb past] i the idea " in BNC.
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1 | A lot of discussion went on between J Walter Thompson and my agent 's assistant , who told me the idea was to vary the commercials considerably so as not to bore the general public . |
2 | In possessing her , he is both taken out of , and placed in possession of , himself : ‘ She gave me the idea of my manliness I had grown to need . ’ |
3 | The advent of the Arbortech Carving Competition at the 1990 Woodworker Show gave me the idea of putting the tool to some good use . |
4 | This description gave me the idea of a soldier slipping silently through the jungle . |
5 | ‘ I used to do a lot of home brewing and going round beer festivals gave me the idea of doing it for a living . |
6 | She gave me the idea for this footage . |
7 | This at once gave me the idea for the experimental design I wanted . |
8 | The way Hilda talked gave me the idea they were all four fairly pally early on . ’ |
9 | That 's what gave me the idea . ’ |