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1 Digital contact also makes getting an idea about a car's condition possible.
2 It was like the old cartoon lightbulb of someone getting an idea .
3 I've only read eight pages. Aria grew silent, getting an idea .
4 Not quite quickly enough to stop Cabal getting an idea what was in there, though.
5 Emma reached for another cracker, suddenly getting an idea .
6 Then she turned to Ethan, getting an idea .
7 He checked each fragment for resonant frequencies, getting an idea of the size and shape of each.
8 I'm getting an idea of Hermione though.
9 She looked up, getting an idea .
10 And he was getting an idea .
11 It was all those days talking to Odo and getting an idea how those Normans think-that'swhat started it.
12 John Sayles says getting an idea is like getting the flu -you feel sick, you can't shake it off.
13 He said the tests were aimed at getting an idea of how much capital banks would need if non-performing loans went up.
14 Any architect will tell you that getting an idea is easy -but turning it into reality is a long and complex process!
15 Not infrequently, the mesmeriser only succeeds in getting an idea into his subject's head by slow degrees through a carefully graduated series of hints.
16 Anyone working in the arts or culture will tell you that the most difficult aspect in getting an idea from A to Z is funding.
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