Example sentences of "thought it a [adj] idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 … ‘ |
| 2 | Nails thought it a good idea . |
| 3 | As talking had helped Violet , the girl in Hope , I thought it a good idea to let him talk himself to sleep . |
| 4 | My enterprising publishers , the same Little , Brown , thought it a good idea for me to present copies to Roman Catholic opinion makers . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I thought it a good idea . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Because I thought it a good idea to have your home address , ’ he added , in the same tone . |
| 8 | Simon Draper thought it a bad idea , but realised that argument was futile . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |