Example sentences of "to have a [adj] idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | For our purposes , it will be enough to have a general idea of what distinguishes the Caribbean Creoles from the varieties of British English to which second-generation Caribbeans in London have been exposed . |
| 2 | He had planned the whole scheme and ought to have a better idea than me of what was going to happen . |
| 3 | ‘ They seem to have a better idea of the indie ethic in America , ’ muses Jim . |
| 4 | My only memory of those auditions was that everyone seemed to have a better idea of why they were perfect for each particular part than I did ! |
| 5 | Erm I 've had one comment from the people in Nottingham , that er we need to have a clearer idea of exactly what we want from people , and then let them go away and and read more detailed bumf in more detail . |
| 6 | This teacher obviously felt that self-assessment helped her children to have a clearer idea of what marks and grades referred to . |
| 7 | It is not enough to have a new idea ; the discoverer has to know the field within which the new idea is to be applied , so that he can evaluate its significance , and test the worth of the new insight . |
| 8 | There thus seems to be a need for those planning services to have a clear idea as to the role of any planned day care . |