Example sentences of "idea a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to take the Gofer idea a little further here based on a primary principle of presentation . |
| 2 | True , as we have already seen , John Patten tried to resuscitate the idea a couple of weeks later in his Lions address . |
| 3 | Michigan Central Station , Detroit ( 1913 ) , took the office-block idea a stage further . |
| 4 | But the lust for escape was a powerful one and the fact that escape was possible made the idea a great stimulus whether you got away or not . |
| 5 | In fact , the British inventor P. J. Packman took the idea a stage further ; he developed a cutter for V-shaped grooves , rather than the U-shaped grooves then considered normal , so he got a deeper groove at the same time . |
| 6 | • We 'll give the best idea a superb tank , cabinet and hood , ( from Aquariums , Cabinets , and Hoods ) and equipment and/or fish to the value of £150 . |
| 7 | Akai tried a similar idea a few years back with their U4 phrase trainer , but that was , surprisingly , a flop . |
| 8 | Overall , though , it 's a case of spreading a good idea a little too thinly this time around . |
| 9 | Despite the unceremonious manner of the suggestion , she agreed that they should give the idea a try . |
| 10 | In fact , ’ he said , getting quite excited , ‘ let's give this idea a name . |
| 11 | Although Eliot considered this idea a good one , especially in view of the articles I had been writing for the New English Weekly ( for example , ‘ Italy must Choose ; and ‘ An Open Letter to Ansaldo ’ , which Mairet had forwarded to the spokesman in question and also to the Vatican ) , he felt that such a book issued in time of war , would need official backing . |
| 12 | Cigarette companies picked up the idea a hundred years later and included romances in each packet of cigarettes . |
| 13 | says the Marquis ' ‘ They were not convinced , but the Japanese took up the idea a few years ago and they are now industry leaders . ’ |
| 14 | My initial reaction was to write back thanking him for his time etc and making a few followup points , but Ive come round to the idea a personal meeting might be nice : - ) ) |
| 15 | My initial reaction was to write back thanking him for his time etc and making a few followup points , but Ive come round to the idea a personal meeting might be nice : - ) ) |
| 16 | The staff too have given the idea a gold star . |
| 17 | ‘ They had been discussing the idea that a pet should be for life not just for Christmas and decided to take the idea a step further , ’ she said . |
| 18 | It 's not that I was worried about , it was just the money , it 's a lot of money for something that , was an idea a couple of months ago . |