Example sentences of "you have a [adj] idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do you have a better idea ? ’ |
| 2 | Now that you have a vague idea what is going on , you could be forgiven for throwing up your hands in disgust and letting them all get on with it . |
| 3 | But if you contribute to the world 's culture , if you have a good idea , compose a tune , invent a sparking plug , write a poem , it may live on , intact , long after your genes have dissolved in the common pool . |
| 4 | Multiply me several times and you have a good idea of the sort of coverage this author of PN 's Trivial Pursuits column and Harvey Porlock of the Sunday Times will get . |
| 5 | - You have a brilliant idea for a Christmas present for somebody . |
| 6 | Now you have a rough idea of your foot type , what do you look for ? |
| 7 | ‘ I do — unless you have a better idea ? ’ |
| 8 | Once you have a clear idea of what you have to do , the next thing is to work out how you pay for it . |
| 9 | This may be easier said than done but if you have a clear idea of the purpose of the meeting and have prepared a thorough list of everything you want to know then you must stick to your guns and carry on relentlessly until you have worked your way through it . |
| 10 | Now that you have a clear idea of what regression therapy involves , it is time to look at the sort of problems that cause people to need such therapy — why and how such problems have arisen in the first place and how they can limit people 's lives and potential . |
| 11 | You learn best if you have a clear idea of why you are learning something . |
| 12 | Waiting can be quite constructive if you have a clear idea of what you 're waiting for . ’ |
| 13 | You may need to run through it several times before you have a clear idea of the pitch . |
| 14 | Once you have a clear idea of the essentials you can decide where to compromise and where you must make an investment . |
| 15 | ‘ You have an odd idea of tragedy , ’ she riposted . |