Example sentences of "had a [adj] idea [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had a rough idea of when the murder took place from the state of the body — not exact , but within a day or two . |
| 2 | I 've got , I , I had a rough idea of what he 'd got and what he had n't now . |
| 3 | I had a rough idea from the photograph where the site was , but on the ground everything looked different . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Everyone had a vague idea of what it meant but none could precisely have defined it . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | Their intentions were oblique and somewhat vague , but Klein already had a good idea about the subject to be discussed . |
| 10 | He had a good idea of what was coming . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She had a good idea of what this revelation was going to be , and was even beginning to enjoy their discomfiture . |
| 13 | I thought I had a good idea of where at least one copy of the novel would certainly be . |
| 14 | She had a good idea of what the envelope would contain , and she was already feeling faintly irritated . |
| 15 | The company had a good idea of the saleability and value of Nerco 's oil and gas interests , he said . |
| 16 | The back row were swifter to the loose ball , had a clearer idea of what to do with it when they got there , and their impressive half-backs were given every opportunity — which they eagerly took — to control the game . |
| 17 | All the groups in the survey had a fixed idea about the sort of worker they would meet at the CAB : female , over 50 , middle or upper class and authoritarian . |
| 18 | But he had a fixed idea in his mind that to be a bishop was not his work . |
| 19 | One was immense drive for power which I did n't fully understand until I had a better idea of the second quality . |
| 20 | I think he got on er , quite well down there , because he 'd spent a few days up here he had a better idea of what he wanted to ask , and what he wanted to talk about and so on , but erm , only because his deadline 's and |
| 21 | Only the proprietor of the six left in the room had a clear idea of what the concept meant . |
| 22 | Some had a clear idea of what was required and successfully moved that |
| 23 | It can of course be no more than speculation to consider whether this total concern with instalment size makes people less likely to keep up conscientiously with the payments than they would be if they had a clear idea of their total commitment . |
| 24 | When he moved into this intriguing 19th-century house , he had a clear idea of how he wanted it to look and decided to design the decor himself . |
| 25 | She was studying at public school for her ‘ O ’ levels , and had a clear idea of which university she would go to and what she would study there . |
| 26 | Mrs Allen was encouraged to speak to the nurse in charge or doctor at least weekly so that she had a realistic idea of Mr Allen 's progress . |
| 27 | As the Council proceeded , theologians had a fair idea of what kind of text was coming , and were prepared to explain its teaching and its practical implications . |
| 28 | She had a fair idea of what was coming . |
| 29 | The task of organizing her grandmother 's funeral had fallen to her a couple of years before and , although the present situation was bound to be more complicated , she had a fair idea of the steps Veronica would need to take . |
| 30 | Erm , we 'd had a meeting prior to going so we had a fair idea of you know , we kind of got together and shared some thoughts before we , before we went . |