Example sentences of "i [vb past] a [adj] idea " in BNC.

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1 I got a rough idea of who erm we 're kind of er playing contact .
2 I thought a good idea was to have a problem page where embalmers could write in with their problems that have occurred whilst embalming , and other members can write in giving tips and ways to overcome these problems .
3 I had a rough idea in my mind , before going to Portugal , of the approximate shape and design of the picture I wanted to create .
4 I had a rough idea from the photograph where the site was , but on the ground everything looked different .
5 I 've got , I , I had a rough idea of what he 'd got and what he had n't now .
6 I had a great idea , ’ he burbled .
7 I had a brilliant idea .
8 My sister and I had a hazy idea that he sold rabbit skins from a sort of tray suspended from his neck — but as he was always beautifully neat and clean I do n't know where we got this idea from .
9 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 .
10 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 . ’
11 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 .
12 I did however , have a shaky start with casting on , but I read the instruction book , back to front and upside down until I had a good idea of what I was doing , resulting in two 4-ply cardigans for my eldest two grand-daughters .
13 I had a good idea what was in that .
14 I thought I had a good idea of where at least one copy of the novel would certainly be .
15 But I have to say that at that time I still did n't know , I had a good idea , that it was n't the man we were looking for but therefore he was still arrested and he was arrested on sus well for harbouring an escapee .
16 One was immense drive for power which I did n't fully understand until I had a better idea of the second quality .
17 Head of Department : ‘ In 1976 I had a clear idea where I would like to be going :
18 I had a mad idea that she would be there .
19 I had a fair idea as to who had done it , and I passed on my suspicions about so-and-so and so-and-so , and asked for something to be done about it .
20 Then I had a bright idea — why not go home to see if any more rubbish was available .
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