Example sentences of "[pers pn] had a [adj] idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had a rough idea in my mind , before going to Portugal , of the approximate shape and design of the picture I wanted to create . |
| 2 | I had a rough idea from the photograph where the site was , but on the ground everything looked different . |
| 3 | I 've got , I , I had a rough idea of what he 'd got and what he had n't now . |
| 4 | ‘ I had a great idea , ’ he burbled . |
| 5 | I had a brilliant idea . |
| 6 | My sister and I had a hazy idea that he sold rabbit skins from a sort of tray suspended from his neck — but as he was always beautifully neat and clean I do n't know where we got this idea from . |
| 7 | I had a vague idea of sounding the newsagent boards for a job , but it was a fine , bright day and I found myself walking , just walking , enjoying the feeling of not being afraid any more . |
| 8 | I had a vague idea of trying to talk to people who knew Puddephat , but I do n't know how to go about it . ’ |
| 9 | Out popped a very strange gentleman from this aircraft that I noticed had American markings , but I still did not know what the aircraft was , I had a vague idea but I was not sure . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I had a good idea what was in that . |
| 12 | I thought I had a good idea of where at least one copy of the novel would certainly be . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Head of Department : ‘ In 1976 I had a clear idea where I would like to be going : |
| 15 | I had a mad idea that she would be there . |
| 16 | I had a fair idea as to who had done it , and I passed on my suspicions about so-and-so and so-and-so , and asked for something to be done about it . |
| 17 | Then I had a bright idea — why not go home to see if any more rubbish was available . |
| 18 | She had a good idea but did it matter ? |
| 19 | She had a good idea of what this revelation was going to be , and was even beginning to enjoy their discomfiture . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | She had a good idea of what the envelope would contain , and she was already feeling faintly irritated . |
| 22 | Penelope hardly knew which to choose after this , but decided on brandy ; she had a vague idea that for women port was a rather low-class drink , since they did not — perhaps could not — appreciate it in the rather ritualistic way that men did . |
| 23 | At her worst , on the third night , faint from lack of food , her throat parched with thirst , she had a crazy idea that the storm was singling her out for punishment , was expending its venom to get at her . |
| 24 | There was no card but Dawn said she had a fair idea who they were from . |
| 25 | She had a fair idea of what was coming . |
| 26 | The task of organizing her grandmother 's funeral had fallen to her a couple of years before and , although the present situation was bound to be more complicated , she had a fair idea of the steps Veronica would need to take . |
| 27 | Mrs Allen was encouraged to speak to the nurse in charge or doctor at least weekly so that she had a realistic idea of Mr Allen 's progress . |
| 28 | From where she stood , Melissa could see them only in profile , but she had a shrewd idea that they were holding hands and that Dora 's apparent indifference to their presence was concealing a mounting irritation . |
| 29 | In fact , she had a disturbing idea that he might very well hit her back . |
| 30 | Erm , we 'd had a meeting prior to going so we had a fair idea of you know , we kind of got together and shared some thoughts before we , before we went . |