Example sentences of "has a [adj] idea " in BNC.

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1 To select the optimum requires accurate knowledge of the eigenvalues , which at the outset of a calculation is of course not available ; but if one has a general idea of the disposition of the eigenvalues , shifting can save much time .
2 Also a writer , dancer , and an aspiring actress , Zoe has a firm idea of the kind of films she would like to act in .
3 However , the full implications of the Act in terms of capital expenditure , existing plant life and product costs will not be fully apparent until industry has a clearer idea about how the new law will be enforced .
4 ‘ I can arrange to have it buried in a motorway tonight , unless anybody has a better idea ? ’
5 he has a better idea of the total market picture , especially in relation to marketing opportunities between segments of that market ,
6 If I were Harold of Wessex , which I 'm glad I 'm not , I should send a polite embassy soon , preferably under Bishop Ealdred ; to extract the child before someone else has a better idea .
7 Mrs M Dunn of Oban , Scotland has a good idea for maximising space in a small bathroom .
8 They arrive in Dorset and Kevin sets up the tent , but Sharon has a different idea .
9 Here the shapes of the characters ' mouths show that they are happy , sad , puzzled or ‘ miffed ’ , a black cloud over the head indicates that the character is feeling defeated or depressed , the lighted electric-bulb over the head indicates that the character has a bright idea , or the exclamation mark over the head shows that the character is amazed .
10 Typically , someone has a bright idea and decides to put it into play .
11 Maurice Sendak also has a clear idea of his role ( Lorraine , 1977 , p. 152 ) : ‘ To be an illustrator is to be a participant , someone who has something equally important to say as the writer of the book — occasionally something more important , but certainly never the writer 's echo ’ .
12 He is an eloquent man , and one who has a clear idea about his role as an artist , ‘ I am aware of belonging to a tradition , I look to Picasso , Giotto , Goya , Beckmann , Chagall .
13 For this reason , on top of the operational plan for the coming year , a more detailed one is produced explaining individual accounts , the outlook and resources , ‘ so ensuring that every underwriter has a clear idea of what the company 's strategy is and , more importantly , why we 're doing it .
14 For he has a few ideas of his own .
15 Meanwhile , back in Leeds , the Cud fan club has got its first PO box number and the Rev Martin Baker — a one-time member of utterly crap Leeds Punk & Western combo The Buttercookies ( along with a gentleman called Sick O'War and our very own James Brown ) — has a sound idea .
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