give one an idea
Example Sentences
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It has been said, by whom I know not, that “prefaces to books are like signs to public-houses; they are intended to give one an idea of the kind of entertainment to be found within.”
From The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Harper, Charles G.
They are bizarre and give one an idea of what the Author is trying to convey.
From Astounding Stories, August, 1931 by Various
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)
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
The hills and beautiful lake in the drawing give one an idea of Cumberland.”
From Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath by Lansdown, Henry Venn
