Example sentences of "a good idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Do you think it a good idea coming into drama training direct from school ? |
| 3 | Also , academic life had not exactly left me well-off and it seemed like a good idea to try to earn a slightly larger salary so that I would have something to put towards my eventual retirement . |
| 4 | A bit more cash in your purse might be a good idea and you said you wanted to work . |
| 5 | But do n't add any fertiliser ; these plants will have to stand through the winter , so it 's not a good idea to encourage too much soft growth . |
| 6 | Not only must you spray regularly , but it 's a good idea to vary the brand of spray that you use ; the nasty wee beasties soon develop resistance if you use the same one over and over again , and that 's something worth taking the time to avoid . |
| 7 | It is a good idea to add an extra 5 or 10 p.s.i . |
| 8 | It is also a good idea to make covers of some kind for the trailer tyres . |
| 9 | It is a good idea to say the key words aloud every time as you check each item so that it becomes a habit . |
| 10 | At this point it is a good idea to say out loud to yourself , ‘ Now I am going to land ’ , and from then on not to change your mind . |
| 11 | Choosing a field some distance upwind on the other hand , is not such a good idea . |
| 12 | It 's a good idea to ask your doctor to check your blood pressure each visit . |
| 13 | Do decide whether it 's a good idea to bring up the subject of drugs yourself . |
| 14 | A visit to the dentist in the early months of pregnancy is a good idea . |
| 15 | Messy cow , bloody garlic all over clothes , not a good idea . |
| 16 | It 's not a good idea . ’ |
| 17 | The use of small glue blocks along the inside of the joint is also a good idea . |
| 18 | At this particular point , when marking details , it is sometimes a good idea to use a very small U-gouge . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It 's a good idea to experiment with different set-ups , using temporary light fittings until you are happy , before making holes in the wall or the ceiling to fit the lights . |
| 22 | Since colours can vary slightly , it 's important to buy all the tiles you need at once to ensure that they 're from the same batch ; it 's also a good idea to unpack and mix them before fixing them , to even out any colour variations . |
| 23 | While extremely hardwearing , they are n't a good idea if you 're prone to dropping things — the tiles wo n't break , but whatever you drop will . |
| 24 | It 's a good idea to check with your local veterinary centre . |
| 25 | Oh well , it depends how things turn out — we 'll see — soon enough — is it a good idea to go there or not ? |
| 26 | Would it be a good idea , perhaps , to introduce exit visas ? |
| 27 | Chairmen and chief executives will eventually become weary of their audit partner explaining why a particular merger with another firm was first a good idea and then a bad idea . |
| 28 | Although this seemed a good idea at the time , current strategy at WH Smith is to have full control , as in the buying up of 100 per cent of Molinaire , the TV services company , in July . |
| 29 | By and large , he was saying what most ordinary people think : that it is not a good idea for very young girls to embark on motherhood , especially if they are poor or a bit dim . |
| 30 | ‘ It would be a good idea if other sports followed . ’ |