Example sentences of "think [pron] a [adj] idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lugh had never thought it a good idea , and he had said so at the time , only nobody had listened . |
| 2 | ‘ I — we — thought it a good idea at the time , with the late closing and it so hard to get people off the premises — and all the cleaning up to be done afterwards … ‘ |
| 3 | Nails thought it a good idea . |
| 4 | As talking had helped Violet , the girl in Hope , I thought it a good idea to let him talk himself to sleep . |
| 5 | My enterprising publishers , the same Little , Brown , thought it a good idea for me to present copies to Roman Catholic opinion makers . |
| 6 | We thought it a good idea to start off by hiring a motor caravan , or camper van as they 're called in NZ , but as it was quite expensive we took it for a fortnight just to try it . |
| 7 | I thought it a good idea . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Because I thought it a good idea to have your home address , ’ he added , in the same tone . |
| 9 | Simon Draper thought it a bad idea , but realised that argument was futile . |
| 10 | He thought it a fine idea , and presently excused himself — returning with a bottle of Mrs Westaway 's cowslip wine , in which to drink to the new venture . |
| 11 | To begin with , the Gnomes thought it a fine idea to be part of the traditional Fidchell and Bith of the Bog-Hat told how the Wolfkings had played it during the Winter Solstice with solid gold figures studded with ivory and pearl , which the Gnomes always had the supplying of . |
| 12 | And then we thought what a great idea for a book . |
| 13 | I thought what a good idea it would be for me to do the same and I kept this in mind . |
| 14 | And I thought what a smashing idea for a television programme ! |
| 15 | Do you think it a good idea coming into drama training direct from school ? |
| 16 | Not only did the Bishop think it a good idea but he would be very happy to preside . |
| 17 | I do n't think , think it a good idea really . |
| 18 | I mean I would n't ever think it a good idea to encourage women to leave the home if they thought that their job was in there looking after small children , but it 's very obvious nowadays that a very large number of women do n't want to in the home any more . |
| 19 | Although geneticists may think it an odd idea , it is therefore sensible for us to speak of genes ‘ for ’ stone shape , stone size , stone hardness and so on . |
| 20 | ‘ Everyone thinks it a great idea , ’ Mrs Bean said happily . |
| 21 | ‘ I think it an excellent idea , ’ Athelstan murmured . |
| 22 | ‘ Why , thank you , ’ she accepted , and , thinking it an excellent idea , she returned to her room to rearrange her suitcases to take to Prague with her only that which she thought she would need . |