Example sentences of "had a vague idea " in BNC.

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1 They had a vague idea where the place was .
2 Everyone had a vague idea of what it meant but none could precisely have defined it .
3 Artemis had a vague idea as to what accidents were .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 . ’
8 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 .
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