Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [verb] some idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | Add to this the vulgarity of American capitalist culture and the inherent snobbery of English expatriates and you get some idea of what awaited the future Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago . |
| 2 | Add to that breath-taking stops from Kirilovas and Fridikrkas and you get some idea of the man 's contribution . |
| 3 | Add to this the duties and taxes on Guinness Group products sold in Ireland each year ( currently running at around IR£400 million ) and you get some idea of what the grand total must to be . |
| 4 | Imagine a hidden picture postcard village set between two fantastic mountains ranges , and you have some idea of why Leogang is one of Austria 's best kept secrets . |
| 5 | Add to this a language problem , surround the ship with smaller fishing vessels and throw liberal quantities of slimy mackerel underfoot , anchor it in a remote Scottish loch with vicious squalls of wind and rain roaring down from the surrounding hills , try working for days on end with very little sleep in these conditions and you have some idea of our difficulties . |
| 6 | And you have some idea |
| 7 | Throw in Marske and Saltburn and the market town of Guisborough and you have some idea of the mixed nature of this constituency . |
| 8 | Er we did n't always know what was going on but erm , we did catch the planes when they took off in the morning and we watched them come home in the afternoons and we got some ideas sometimes when things had n't gone quite right and I 'm sure we did share with you in your grief . |