give one an idea

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To give one an idea of the value of land in four or five of the principal provinces of the country, I must begin with the Queen Province, as it is called, viz.,

From Argentina from a British Point of View by Various

It was quite true that the grains of it were hard and sharp, so as to give one an idea that it would make good eating neither for women nor children.

From Castle Richmond by Trollope, Anthony

These Egyptian things give one an idea of inexpressible ungainliness.

From Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

This room has a vast arched roof, and a great many stalactites hang from the walls and roof in such a way as to give one an idea of Gothic architecture.

From Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy by Stockton, Frank Richard

I have seen a photograph of the Mirror Lake, in California, which, as far as I know, is the only thing that could possibly give one an idea of the marvellous effect of these reflections.

From A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Brassey, Annie