Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] was [art] [adj] idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | Getting to know me was a bad idea . ’ |
| 2 | everybody anyone did not feel it was a good idea ? |
| 3 | Someone must have thought it was a bright idea , though . |
| 4 | I decided it was a good idea to write things down rather than depending on the tape because erm I 'm not actually going to get round to transcribing the tape quickly enough to use it as minutes . |
| 5 | ‘ I was just telling you that I reckon it was a good idea — to wait a day before going back to New York , ’ Carole repeated , smiling to herself at the other girl 's slightly abstracted expression . |
| 6 | ‘ 'Cos I thought it was a daft idea . |
| 7 | Nicholson 's interest in writing was re-awakened by his scriptwriting assistance on The Terror , and his next project was a screenplay in which he was encouraged by Roger Corman , who thought it was a good idea because though he personally felt Nicholson showed great potential as an actor , others around him did not always agree . |
| 8 | ‘ We thought it was a good idea to hold a pre-Christmas sale rather than a New Year one because many of our dresses are suitable for Christmas . ’ |
| 9 | The usual family gathering at the Andersons ' was held over until late January as Theresa had invited her parents and brothers and sister to her house for Boxing Day , and Pat said he thought it was a good idea . |
| 10 | I 'm not blaming them , but your mother and father thought it was a good idea , and foolishly I went along with them . |
| 11 | it 's helped to build our business and erm in fact we thought it was a good idea er during the course of this conversation that I 'm having with you |
| 12 | You thought it was a good idea did n't you ? |
| 13 | We actually put it down in our own manifesto because we thought it was a good idea . |
| 14 | I thought it was a good idea at the time . |
| 15 | But 80 per cent thought it was a good idea . |
| 16 | she took that out in the , in the same year as we started the mortgage , she thought it was a good idea to take some extra saving . |
| 17 | I thought it was a good idea . |
| 18 | She offered to do it for Simon and he thought it was a good idea but er he never quite got around to doing it . |
| 19 | In fact , Flaherty thought it was a better idea than invoking the Draoicht Suan until it was explained to him that unless Pumlumon did invoke it , they would all of them be roasting on spits in the Gruagach 's sculleries before the night was out , to which he said that giants had always been partial to roast Gnome and he had always thought it was a mistake to come to Tara in the first place . |
| 20 | He was somewhat mollified to find that Armstrong was a cab and he could ride in the back and scowl at me , but he knew I thought it was a lousy idea going down to Brixton to track down Lewis Luther . |
| 21 | ‘ I thought it was a repulsive idea . |
| 22 | Even the judge thought it was a great idea , Nick , because on a boat Rickie will be far away from temptation . ’ |
| 23 | Robert was singularly underwhelmed by the whole thing , but I thought it was a great idea . |
| 24 | Sleep , who choreographs the show , says : ‘ I thought it was a great idea . |
| 25 | But I thought it was a wonderful idea . |
| 26 | David did n't think it was a good idea but I said we could n't keep going out and using the phone box down the road . |
| 27 | And they suggested me , but I said I did n't think it was a good idea because I had n't finished |
| 28 | Well , I think this is erm , replacing the house that 's been sold off , really , is n't it , I do n't think it was a good idea , really . |
| 29 | in there , and that was gon na be the disco , and this was the , you know , I mean it was a good idea , I do n't know why he pulled out with went half-cock . |
| 30 | He still thinks it was a good idea to open his business , despite the recession . |