Example sentences of "be [art] [adj] idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | The outside of the town seems to be the best idea . |
| 2 | Everybody had thought that this would be the best idea since bringing back the death penalty . |
| 3 | If there are already five or six firms of solicitors in your town with well-established reputations for traffic work it might not be the best idea to pursue that when trying to increase your market share . |
| 4 | So I went back to Miss and said about the scanner appeal and she said that would be she thought that that would be the best idea . |
| 5 | So really that 'd be the best idea but |
| 6 | Why that 's right , I mean that might be the best idea in the end |
| 7 | So I went back to Miss White and said about the scanner appeal and she said that would be she thought that would be the best idea , not the . |
| 8 | Or it may be the elementary idea of putting the same number of matches into a matchbox ( it used to be 50 ) . |
| 9 | One reason for this resistance might be the common idea that language is ‘ trivial ’ , so linguistic reforms are not worth the trouble they cause . |
| 10 | Oh it 'll be the same idea aha . |
| 11 | It was to be the big idea . |
| 12 | Romeo Martinez claims that Capa was the unifying factor : ‘ he was driven by a single notion , which proved to be the healthiest idea in the history of photography — that a reporter is nobody if he does n't own his own negatives . ’ |
| 13 | Now then Pen and pencil would would be a useful idea . |
| 14 | This would perhaps be a laudable idea if it were possible of accomplishment . |
| 15 | It would also be a good idea to read something by the French dramatist , Molière , their great contemporary , who satirises the hypocrisies of cultivated society ; I recommend Tartuffe about a religious imposter and La Malade Imaginaire , a satire on the medical profession . |
| 16 | A bit more cash in your purse might be a good idea and you said you wanted to work . |
| 17 | Having spent much of the glorious summer last year sitting in the shade of the apple tree I decided that if such summers were to continue it would be a good idea to build a permanent seat around the tree . |
| 18 | Would it be a good idea , perhaps , to introduce exit visas ? |
| 19 | ‘ It would be a good idea if other sports followed . ’ |
| 20 | For instance it could be a good idea to introduce your free boilies at 12 mm or 15 mm and use hook baits of 18 mm , 20 mm or maybe even 22 mm . |
| 21 | There is , true enough , no bank to poke into — get round the first headland and the next bank is the shore of Svalbard — but it would still be a good idea to be able to go in a straight line . |
| 22 | He also suggests that it might be a good idea if we move one at a time to avoid a ridiculous crush in the tent ; I should get up and move out , then he will get up and start the fire , then Nathan can get up last . |
| 23 | It would be a good idea if you came and stayed with me . |
| 24 | We also thought that on the feast of St Thomas More , June 24th it would be a good idea to celebrate the feast in the evening in the school hall when we can all gather to meet for the first or last time and say ‘ Hello ’ and ‘ Good-bye ’ as appropriate . |
| 25 | ‘ If people are trying to reduce weight gain , especially because obesity affects blood fats and they want to protect their coronary arteries , then reducing sugar would be a good idea , ’ he said . |
| 26 | There were marvellous areas of growth , like Caribbean cruising with the fantastic prices and quality incidental to the impact of all the extra tonnage , and the ferries were doing so well that it would be a good idea to discourage people from turning up in hordes at Dover unticketed . |
| 27 | We had tenants in the house and one day he went missing upstairs and found a bag of lipstick , eye-liner and face powder , and decided it would be a good idea to plaster his face with it . |
| 28 | In private , however , the view is gaining ground that eventual membership of the Community by those East European countries that want to join it would be a good idea . |
| 29 | It was not felt to be a good idea to mention the word ‘ grovel ’ in the presence of the England captain , especially as he had scored only 38 runs in five innings . |
| 30 | He 's taking a few days ’ vacation out there , right now , so Pat and I thought it would be a good idea to let Fred Klepner stand in . |