Example sentences of "had a [adj] idea " in BNC.

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1	‘ I 've just had a wizard idea , ’ he said .
2	One of the things that 's wrong with British shipping is that too much of it is in the hands of ancient mariners , dyed-in-the-wool shipping families that have n't had a new idea since the days of sail .
3	In addition , the Emperor had always had a vague idea that an Iberian union between Spain and Portugal would be advantageous to both countries .
4	She had always had a vague idea that psychotherapists made you lie down on a couch and waffle on about your problems until finally , in some miraculous way , they were no longer problems , just a pain that had been gradually eased away .
5	He had had a good idea for a story the previous lesson and spent much time preparing a detailed picture to start it off .
6	I just move some of this stuff out the way , I know , I 've had a good idea , a smart idea
7	It is typical of this Tory government , a government that has not had a constructive idea all the time it has been in office , but thinks that union bashing is the only answer to the country 's problems , that thinks it is the only way to unite the Tory troops .
8	Had he seen a letter from Pope Gregory in AD 601 he 'd have had a better idea of what was happening .
9	No , I 've had a better idea !
10	EVER since Greece won its freedom from the Turks in the 1820s — no , ever since the Turks took Constantinople on that black Tuesday at the end of May in 1453 — the Greeks have had a Megali Idea , a Great Idea .
11	I HAVE always had a clear idea of what I hoped to achieve at certain points in my life , which has given me a sense of direction .
12	Early in his career Thornton appears to have had a clear idea of the disposition of his circuit .
13	‘ I 've just had a wonderful idea !
14	‘ Listen , I 've had a wonderful idea .
15	My dear Mary had had a truer idea when she called Victor ‘ The Modern Prometheus ’ .

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