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Example sentences of "i [verb] [adj] idea " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I mean that idea about comfortable uncomfortable
2	‘ Had I had any idea what I was coming home to , I should have assured in advance that such a likeness would be instantly available . ’
3	‘ Yes , I like that idea .
4	I like that idea of that , but er get somebody else underneath
5	Where they come into their own , is let's say that you wanted to phone me in July because my wedding anniversary is in July , you could turn to the back of the July calendar card , write down call Ricky Elliot on the seventh , because it 's his wedding anniversary , erm , and write down my , my telephone number and then distressing though I find this idea , you could forget the whole thing , confident in the knowledge that the system will remind you at the appropriate time as to what action you should take .
6	I thought this idea might work well if transposed to pressed flowers .
7	I gave that idea short shrift .
8	Earlier in this chapter I gave some idea of the linguistic complexities of the Caribbean .
9	I must confess that I find this deeply attractive , and I want to draw attention to a few Bible passages where I think this idea is being worked out .
10	I think this idea of , of writers shutting themselves away and writing has gone , you know , very
11	I think this idea that these magazines are read only by the young is totally wrong , er , elderly women go to the libraries and the Mills and Boon 's section is one of their favourite places , its got more stock there than any of the more serious fiction , so there must be something in it that is satisfying their need for romance perhaps .
12	I liked that idea : it seemed aristocratic to me , just walking out empty-handed as if we were above all objects .
13	The person was a friend and I knew she was a healer — although , as you will have realised , I had little idea what a healer was or did .
14	I had little idea at that time of the pernicious nature of cancer .
15	He had happened upon me at the crucial moment : I had little idea of who I was or what I was entitled to from life , let alone what it behoved me to contribute .
16	But I found I had little idea how to set about producing a crime short story .
17	That was the first time I had any idea ! ’
18	I even took its number just to prove how professional I was , not that I had any idea how it could help .
19	Well I I I mean there i thinking back , I did n't think at that stage , I hope I 'm right about this , th that I had any idea that Geoffrey Howe was going to resign .
20	Not that I had any idea what his present salary was .
21	I had some idea that the record-player must be in Conchis 's room .
22	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 .
23	I had this idea they had booked me in for a Caesarean because I 'm small , but had n't told me .
24	I had this idea I had to be civilised , and wait until I 'd obtained spoken as well as physical consent from you — and then spent days regretting it !
25	The other thing I had this idea of erm you know customer relations erm in fact we give tickets away when people have had problems .
26	" I 've another idea about your mast , " he said every morning , coming brightly across , but the thick rust held it fast .
27	Anyway , having had the heave-ho from Mr Winner means I 've some idea how Simone Hyams must be feeling .
28	‘ I have this idea of running a foster home , I think I could make a good job .
29	No , I thought that perhaps a stroll down Unter den Linden — such memories for me there — and then I have another idea .
30	But I discard that idea , for the water is too shallow over the sand and once a fish is hooked the fishing would be finished for a long time while the rest of the shoal got over the scare .