Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] a good idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even Lisa thought the move was a good idea . |
| 2 | Lawrence is scathing about the Status Quos of this world and equally convinced that Felt 's pre-planned demise was a good idea . |
| 3 | But I thought that to have a saint 's care was a good idea , even to my Protestant mind . |
| 4 | He agreed pairing was a good idea . |
| 5 | Dennis Skinner saying pairing was a good idea . |
| 6 | ‘ NatWest had been told that merchant banking was a good idea , but I do n't think they thought much beyond that , with the result that we could plough our own furrow , ’ he says . |
| 7 | Some staff felt they needed to go back one stage and ask why a formula was a good idea in the first place . |
| 8 | As I understand our obligations in Europe and in GATT , even if restriction was a good idea — and we could debate that if we had to — that will not happen again . |
| 9 | Displacing old plant was a good idea , so was fuel diversification and obtaining the technology necessary would be an advantage for the future . |