give one an idea
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Only an intelligent study of a map of the city will give one an idea of its plan.
From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884 by Various
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
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
Those numerous pine forests, denoting quiet, and the wide, wide canopy of Heaven, unbroken by mountain or hill, give one an idea of vast extent and wild expanse.
From Through Finland in Carts by Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)
They are bizarre and give one an idea of what the Author is trying to convey.
From Astounding Stories, August, 1931 by Various
