Example sentences of "be [adv] a [adj] idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most perplexing thing is that the evidence shows that many bids are not a good idea . |
| 2 | Similarly , bathrooms that can only be reached through a bedroom are not a good idea if you have guests in the bedroom which does not adjoin the bathroom . |
| 3 | Fitted carpets , though warm , are not a good idea for the bathroom and lavatory of an elderly person who may have minor ‘ mishaps ’ and spillages which they can not easily deal with as they advance into old age . |
| 4 | Other fish with the fry are not a good idea , there is a danger of predation , and they would increase the level of metabolic wastes . |
| 5 | Now what if I support in the main the aims of the Act , there are one or two areas I think that some things are not a good idea . |
| 6 | Are always a good idea . |
| 7 | On the corner I think would be perhaps a good idea , do you think ? |
| 8 | Erm , I would like to close by saying that erm I just thought it would be just a nice idea that I would invite any of you members of the Council and wives who have n't got anything else to do on Christmas morning , if you fancy popping up to my house for a glass of sherry or whatever , just on a casual basis as a little thank you for what you 've done over the erm over the last twelve months , I extend that invitation to you all and District Councillors if they wish to come and I would like to say , on behalf of the Council , that I hope you all have a , this is the last full meeting , and to everybody here I hope you have a very nice happy peaceful Christmas and I hope we all go into the new year with renewed vigour . |
| 9 | To this end it can be quite a good idea to sit down and make a list of all the social activities you would like to enjoy if you were free to do so -such as visiting and entertaining friends , going to the theatre , cinema , concerts , evening classes , study groups , church activities and special interest clubs , as well as the occasional holiday . |
| 10 | So in some states it 's sixteen , in some states it 's eighteen , in some states twenty one er and Reagan thought it would be quite a good idea if they had uniformity across America er in which , you know , that they would raise the drinking age to twenty one er and this would then er reduce the incidence of teenage drunk driving and if you 've ever been in an American bar you will know you 're very often funnily enough they do n't ask me so much these days but you 're very often asked to prove your age , you know , er and you have to produce your driver 's licence and all the rest of it erm and so he increasing |
| 11 | I think that that would probably be quite a good idea would n't it , really ? |
| 12 | Friends family and stuff , day sort of thing , that 'll be quite a good idea . |
| 13 | That would n't be quite a bad idea would n't it ? |
| 14 | Hats are n't a great idea — they make life very difficult for the cameraman because you ca n't see the face underneath ( which in some cases might be an advantage ) . |
| 15 | While extremely hardwearing , they are n't a good idea if you 're prone to dropping things — the tiles wo n't break , but whatever you drop will . |
| 16 | ‘ Those round/flatwound strings were just a terrible idea , and the ones with the exposed core are almost as bad . |
| 17 | Malraux 's Maisons de Culture , which he established up and down the country after becoming de Gaulle 's Minister of Culture in 1959 were actually a Vichyite idea which came into its own when de Gaulle realised that culture could become the faithful servant of Gaullist grandeur . |
| 18 | In general , the former method of organising by themes and keywords involves you more in doing analysis and thinking at the moment of reading , which is generally a good idea . |
| 19 | However , this is not a new idea . |
| 20 | So it can be understood that planned breeding is not a new idea . |
| 21 | It is not a new idea , and it is the only demand around which all women can unite , the demand which makes explicit how it is that the working class is divided between the waged and the unwaged . |
| 22 | IT IS not a new idea to take an impressionable , imaginative girl and make her the saviour of a man on the run , providing food , warmth and emotional support . |
| 23 | This is not a new idea . |
| 24 | In itself it is not a new idea , and it shares much with the combined method which was the basis for deaf education in the UK in the 19th century . |
| 25 | This is not a new idea , but what will be said here differs from the version of radical deviance theory which informed , for example , attempts by radical social workers to mobilize their clients as a self-sustaining force for social change . |
| 26 | By and large , he was saying what most ordinary people think : that it is not a good idea for very young girls to embark on motherhood , especially if they are poor or a bit dim . |
| 27 | When your dogs are eating it is not a good idea to pat them ; if they think you are trying to take their food they will defend it with your life . |
| 28 | It is not a good idea to sit in front of a warm fire and relax while having a quiet read as this may cause drowsiness . |
| 29 | Carrying large amounts of cash abroad is not a good idea . |
| 30 | Increasing the spring rate of stiffness too much is not a good idea as it transmits forces into the chassis for which is was not designed and the vehicle is also uncomfortable to drive . |