Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] a good idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought a good idea was to have a problem page where embalmers could write in with their problems that have occurred whilst embalming , and other members can write in giving tips and ways to overcome these problems . |
| 2 | I did however , have a shaky start with casting on , but I read the instruction book , back to front and upside down until I had a good idea of what I was doing , resulting in two 4-ply cardigans for my eldest two grand-daughters . |
| 3 | I had a good idea what was in that . |
| 4 | I thought I had a good idea of where at least one copy of the novel would certainly be . |
| 5 | But I have to say that at that time I still did n't know , I had a good idea , that it was n't the man we were looking for but therefore he was still arrested and he was arrested on sus well for harbouring an escapee . |
| 6 | ‘ What is more , sir , ’ his lordship went on , ‘ I believe I have a good idea of what you mean by ‘ professionalism ’ . |
| 7 | But I think I have a good idea . |
| 8 | I think I have a good idea of the kind of property you are looking for . |
| 9 | Marie gets all excited when she gets a good idea — suddenly she 's all full of energy and she ca n't sit still . |
| 10 | She had a good idea but did it matter ? |
| 11 | She had a good idea of what this revelation was going to be , and was even beginning to enjoy their discomfiture . |
| 12 | There had been a very masculine intention to punish in those dark eyes and she had a good idea what the punishment would have been . |
| 13 | She had a good idea of what the envelope would contain , and she was already feeling faintly irritated . |
| 14 | Well , I think if you see a good idea , you want to share it , and I think anything that we can do that will cut down on the terrible casualties and the deaths on our roads of , particularly of children , we must do it . |
| 15 | But if you contribute to the world 's culture , if you have a good idea , compose a tune , invent a sparking plug , write a poem , it may live on , intact , long after your genes have dissolved in the common pool . |
| 16 | Multiply me several times and you have a good idea of the sort of coverage this author of PN 's Trivial Pursuits column and Harvey Porlock of the Sunday Times will get . |
| 17 | As we read it we get a good idea of the character of each one . |
| 18 | ‘ We know how your leaks happened and we have a good idea where the information ends up . |
| 19 | Various other places too , so they get a good idea of the English language as it 's spoken in the nineteen nineties . |
| 20 | ‘ They have a good idea who they are after and now they are looking for evidence to back it up . ’ |
| 21 | It seemed a good idea . |
| 22 | I designed the itinerary , of course , for high political resonance , but it seemed a good idea to take in beautiful towns and routes . |
| 23 | God knows why , because I was n't entertaining and I never went in pubs , but it seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 24 | It seemed a good idea at the time . ’ |
| 25 | It seemed a good idea to see what it was she was defending with such tenacity . |
| 26 | Wainfleet said : ‘ I told you , it seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 27 | In fact , there was no chance of losing her job , but sooner or later she would have to go and it seemed a good idea to lay down a time now . |
| 28 | How the British depended on tea — but it seemed a good idea . |
| 29 | It seemed a good idea to have a companion when I knew I had to face a Spanish maniac ! ’ |
| 30 | It seemed a good idea at the time , and it was agreed that all the shareholders would get an instrument of any description . |