Example sentences of "be a [adj] idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're a great idea for stocking fillers . |
| 2 | I think they 're a good idea . |
| 3 | In education , extended parental choice has been a marvellous idea put into practice effectively . |
| 4 | Publishing the old figures compiled from Job Centres , said Mr Hibbert , alongside the new ones might have been a good idea just to show how misleading the old ones had been . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , around one in two Germans in both the American and the British Zones — and a percentage on the increase — thought that National Socialism had basically been a good idea , badly carried out , and were far more favourably disposed to it than to communism . |
| 6 | ON THE eve of polling day the Prime Minister was asked whether , on reflection , it would not have been a good idea for him to have debated with Mr Kinnock on television . |
| 7 | I was forced to concede B&B had been a good idea ! |
| 8 | By what route this strategy will proceed is unclear — technology swapping , OEM or other — however , the company admits that it probably would have been a good idea had Tandem Computers Inc and Pyramid had meshed their respective hardware and Unix software experience in that area two years ago . |
| 9 | He had n't shaved recently , and a little soap might have been a good idea . |
| 10 | I 'd already decided I wanted to go into the Army and it would n't have been a good idea to have anything on my record about supporting some left-wing group . |
| 11 | Lugh was not sure , now , if it had been a good idea to bring Dorrainge . |
| 12 | Perhaps it had n't been a good idea after all to come on this trip together . |
| 13 | Bringing the Bob Marley had been a good idea , there was n't a cheaper car in the yard , it seemed , except maybe the white Vauxhall Astra with the shirt-button wheels , a car Duncan the Drunken , in a rare lucid moment , had described as a jet-propelled tennis shoe . |
| 14 | For some time now , the SARA Executive has been seeking input more generally from the rowing population for the updating of its Development Plan , but what might have been a good idea to achieve this seems set for a less than successful conclusion . |
| 15 | But would n't it have been a good idea to ask a relative or neighbour to go with her or to look after the children who were not going to receive attention ? |
| 16 | Some might think a little delayed public spending on roads would not have been a bad idea at that time . |
| 17 | And pickled onions had definitely been a bad idea . |
| 18 | ‘ If it had been anything else then a doctor would have been a sensible idea , but once somebody stops strangling you , you recover , do n't you ? ’ |
| 19 | At the same time , a nasty backward glance , a creeping suspicion suggested a consultation with Anderson might have been a wise idea before taking the practical action that had ended in such discouraging disaster … |
| 20 | Besides , Madame Claudia had been a foolish idea . |
| 21 | It had been a fanciful idea , flying out of there , and he laughed at his own foolishness . |
| 22 | If you are inclined to take Frownies seriously , and wish to be well ahead of the game , you need look no farther than Clare Maxwell-Hudson 's office in north London , where the notion that anti-frown plasters are a new idea from the USA met with shrieks of incredulity . |
| 23 | The July Sales are a great idea for Christmas shopping particularly in slashed-price discontinued toiletries and I found several nice wee stocking fillers for Derek in the Novelty line and looked in vain for a birthday card for our Joy 's eldest but there was nothing suitable . |
| 24 | Of course noise suppressors are a great idea , but clean sounds and those with light or medium distortion do n't usually need suppression , so this can get in the way of the signal . |
| 25 | ‘ Women are a great idea , ’ Crawford had said the previous year , ‘ but I do n't go for this marriage bit . |
| 26 | Residents at Parklands think the visitors are a great idea . |
| 27 | You may not think that access cards for greater access are a good idea , but what are you proposing should be done to double the age-participation rate in this country ? |
| 28 | Telephone savings stamps at £1 each , TV licence stamps in 50p denominations , or water bill savings stamps , at £1 and £2 each are a good idea for elderly hard-pressed relatives . |
| 29 | Telephone savings stamps at £1 each , TV licence stamps in 50p denominations , or water bill savings stamps , at £1 and £2 each are a good idea for elderly hard-pressed relatives . |
| 30 | Telephone savings stamps at £1 each , TV licence stamps in 50p denominations , or water bill savings stamps , at £1 and £2 each are a good idea for elderly hard-pressed relatives . |