Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] was [art] good idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I 'm not blaming them , but your mother and father thought it was a good idea , and foolishly I went along with them . |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | You thought it was a good idea did n't you ? |
| 8 | We actually put it down in our own manifesto because we thought it was a good idea . |
| 9 | I thought it was a good idea at the time . |
| 10 | But 80 per cent thought it was a good idea . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I thought it was a good idea . |
| 13 | 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 . |