Example sentences of "[verb] a good idea of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Look also at the tops of the trees to establish a better idea of the wind strength , and perhaps its direction too . |
| 2 | he has a better idea of the total market picture , especially in relation to marketing opportunities between segments of that market , |
| 3 | Although one is definitely much more ‘ mainstream ’ than the other , doing two should give a better idea of the scope of design ideas from this very interesting maker . |
| 4 | ‘ It would give a better idea of the effectiveness of co-operation if the public had a chance to look at the frequency with which bombs are transported into Northern Ireland in vehicles stolen in the Republic . |
| 5 | The examination of all the images produced during a particular period or of a selection of images over a longer period will often provide a good idea of how the relevant state or regime wished to represent itself . |
| 6 | I 've got a good idea of where everywhere is . |
| 7 | Had he seen a letter from Pope Gregory in AD 601 he 'd have had a better idea of what was happening . |
| 8 | Perhaps I will convey a better idea of the tone of those evenings if I say that regular visitors included the likes of Mr Harry Graham , valet-butler to Sir James Chambers , and Mr John Donalds , valet to Mr Sydney Dickenson . |
| 9 | Although we could n't speak the language , there were enough ‘ … issimos ’ attached to the adjectives to give a good idea of what the locals thought of the route , and the frequent appearance of numbers like VIII , VII+ , A4 and A3 on the topo seemed more in keeping with our previous experience than the more modest gradings given by Ron James . |
| 10 | Various methods of locating sites have therefore been developed which attempt to give a better idea of a site 's layout . |
| 11 | I think that they are likely to give a better idea of what the finished advertisement will look like and can do a better job of communicating the necessary commitment to their way of presenting the product than can the account executive . |
| 12 | Again , a graphic character is substituted for each word to give a better idea of sentence complexity . |
| 13 | Various other places too , so they get a good idea of the English language as it 's spoken in the nineteen nineties . |
| 14 | As we read it we get a good idea of the character of each one . |
| 15 | Trainees do n't lose their entitlement to benefit and employers get a better idea of what they 're like . |
| 16 | With this information , the second colour mock-ups were produced , still lacking fine details but giving a good idea of the overall appearance of the final charts and the position of each species . |
| 17 | THE MUDDLES all come from thinking you could have a better idea of God or a worse one or any idea of God at all . |
| 18 | You will also understand yourself more , you will have a better idea of what motivates you . |
| 19 | By that time , we shall have a better idea of what this country wants its accountants to do . |
| 20 | This way you will have a better idea of whether the job will suit you , you avoid wasting your and the interviewer 's time , and you sidestep one possibility of creating a negative impression . |
| 21 | Dr Tony Martin , a whale biologist at the Sea Mammal Research Unit in Cambridge , said : ‘ It is marvellous that it 's worked and hopefully people both here and internationally will now have a better idea of how to solve a similar problem . |
| 22 | More importantly , by the time you finish this chapter , you should have a good idea of the right size and shape for your body . |
| 23 | In the past 30 days you have been training your body to work at its optimum potential ; and you will now have a good idea of what you can achieve by using the Walking Diet recipes and aerobic walking . |
| 24 | Most of you , however , will already have a good idea of where you would feel most secure . |
| 25 | That way we shall have a good idea of all the different kinds of rose , where to look to find the right variety to suit a particular purpose , and more importantly , where not to look , and what to leave alone . |
| 26 | An obvious and good choice of audience is their classmates because the student " reporters " will have a good idea of what would interest them . |
| 27 | Now you have read the money pages , you will have a good idea of the price of the properties you can afford to buy , so you can start home hunting . |
| 28 | However , one need not be overly cynical to realise that having a good idea of what masses of people are likely to do in response to certain policies gives a competitive advantage to politicians and businessmen alike . |
| 29 | By focusing on the herbivores and their relationship to changing plant life , we can gain a better idea of what happened next to the dinosaurs . |
| 30 | ‘ They seem to have a better idea of the indie ethic in America , ’ muses Jim . |