Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] the idea of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not sure why the idea of an old woman in an unlit room reading out newspaper headlines for her grandson tickles me so , but it does . |
| 2 | In the early 1970s when the idea of JET was first conceived , the best recorded value fell short by a factor of 25 000 ; by 1990 JET was within a factor Of 20 . |
| 3 | Beth had long ago given up the idea of winning the old man over . |
| 4 | In 1955 also the idea of a Children 's Church on Sunday mornings was first suggested ( thought it did not start till November 1960 ) and in December 1955 for the first time there was a Christmas tree in church . |
| 5 | He got involved in 1983 when the idea of using professional fund managers was in its infancy . |