Sentence examples for has a certain idea from inspiring English sources
Throughout, Stein has a certain idea of France as clear as General de Gaulle's, if more detached.
Zac Posen has a certain idea of Paris in its ooh la la! glory days, bathed in the glow of red plush seats, peopled with coquettes in body-molded outfits fancied up with feathers.
Mr Judt has a "certain idea of Europe", a community of values whose system of inter-state relations is a model to be copied, rather than, as in the past, a warning to be avoided.
The world has a certain idea -- we see this airbrushed perfect model image...
"He had a certain idea and when he hadn't visualised further we did notice," confirms Martin.
"You come from county cricket and you have a certain idea about your game and how you want to play cricket.
"To know whether you've had any influence, first you'd have to have a certain idea of what your style is, and I don't.
"After you have a certain idea, you can't go back," he said, "because everything else seems very weak compared to it".
