Example sentences of "[adv] have a [adj] idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not enough to have a new idea ; the discoverer has to know the field within which the new idea is to be applied , so that he can evaluate its significance , and test the worth of the new insight . |
| 2 | This idea or nominal essence will vary from person to person ; goldsmiths know more properties of gold , and so have a different idea of it than does a child . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've just had a wizard idea , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've just had a wonderful idea ! |
| 5 | Most of you , however , will already have a good idea of where you would feel most secure . |
| 6 | You may already have a good idea , when planning your new kitchen , of the type of operation you want , but unless you have previous experience of designing a kitchen , there could be problems in store . |
| 7 | Their intentions were oblique and somewhat vague , but Klein already had a good idea about the subject to be discussed . |
| 8 | He already had a vague idea of how Dame Frances had been killed and , sniffing carefully at it , caught the foulsome stench of burnt animal fat . |
| 9 | But , as we have seen , although people in this country rarely have a realistic idea of the APR , they already have a reasonable idea of which forms of credit are relatively costly , and which are more reasonable . |
| 10 | In addition , the Emperor had always had a vague idea that an Iberian union between Spain and Portugal would be advantageous to both countries . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The offeror should always have a clear idea of the maximum price he wishes to pay and stick to it . |
| 14 | Maurice Sendak also has a clear idea of his role ( Lorraine , 1977 , p. 152 ) : ‘ To be an illustrator is to be a participant , someone who has something equally important to say as the writer of the book — occasionally something more important , but certainly never the writer 's echo ’ . |
| 15 | You must also have a clear idea of why you want such a system . |
| 16 | They probably have a clearer idea of the type of person needed in the post . |
| 17 | You probably have a good idea of the atmosphere you want to create in your kitchen , and you will find some simplified pointers to style on the following pages . |
| 18 | Dr Tony Martin , a whale biologist at the Sea Mammal Research Unit in Cambridge , said : ‘ It is marvellous that it 's worked and hopefully people both here and internationally will now have a better idea of how to solve a similar problem . |
| 19 | In the past 30 days you have been training your body to work at its optimum potential ; and you will now have a good idea of what you can achieve by using the Walking Diet recipes and aerobic walking . |
| 20 | ‘ We now have a better idea how to control these animals , ’ says Dr Friedemann Koster , director of the Charles Darwin Research Station . |
| 21 | Most caddies today have a basic idea of what is good for their player during a round to provide slow-burning energy . |
| 22 | We should then have a better idea about the Gold Cup . |
| 23 | You must at least have a good idea . ’ |
| 24 | At the moment , very few indeed have a reasonable idea of what sort of interest rate might be charged . |
| 25 | We at least have a subjective idea of what an echo is , but we have almost no subjective idea of what it might be like to perceive an electric field . |
| 26 | If I were Harold of Wessex , which I 'm glad I 'm not , I should send a polite embassy soon , preferably under Bishop Ealdred ; to extract the child before someone else has a better idea . |
| 27 | But , as we have seen , although people in this country rarely have a realistic idea of the APR , they already have a reasonable idea of which forms of credit are relatively costly , and which are more reasonable . |
| 28 | The owner of large , complex estates , who did not manage them personally , might never have a clear idea of his full income . |