Example sentences of "[modal v] give [pers pn] [adj] idea " in BNC.

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1 These examples should give you some idea of how to approach your own list of foods .
2 ‘ That should give you some idea of the beauties of County Galway , ’ she added .
3 But the company 's parent is the American Mark IV Audio group , whose brands include Electro-Voice and Gauss , so that should give you some idea of the league in which they really play .
4 Two-thirds of it is about The Beatles , with the last twenty years condensed into a hundred pages , which should give you some idea of how interesting that portion of his life is .
5 No less than five of the seven members of this new Australian band contribute percussion , which should give you some idea of the general musical drift .
6 Two-thirds of it is about The Beatles , with the last twenty years condensed into a hundred pages , which should give you some idea of how interesting that portion of his life is .
7 The following case study may give you some idea of what is involved .
8 There are more than 200,000 cubic millimetres of neocortex , and every cubic millimetre contains at least 50,000 neurons with 500 million synapses ; these figures may give you some idea of the complexity of the computer we have in our heads .
9 I wonder if you could give me some idea what a leaflet similar to the attached would cost to produce , i.e. one spot colour throughout and full colour cover , say , 10,000 copies ?
10 I 've instructed all those you wish to see to be available today , but it would be helpful if I could give them some idea of the order in which you wish to see them . ’
11 I wonder if you could give us some idea of the sort of topics that people are engaged in ?
12 Erm , first of all I did promise to you that I 'd give you some idea of the sort of material would be on next week 's erm multiple guess questions , okay ?
13 At least it would give them some idea , at least they would now understand how things were .
14 It allows the lining of the womb to return to normal , and would give her some idea of how long her menstrual cycle was .
15 Our menu list will give you some idea of how tasty and interesting a low-fat diet can be .
16 Nevertheless , the table opposite will give you some idea of what to expect : for example , a man aged 30 investing just £25 a month could look forward to a cheque for £63,400 on his 65th birthday — with another £19,400 for his family if he died at the age of 80 .
17 The list below will give you some idea of what you can do .
18 Merely to stand in such a position will give you some idea of the strain such a position exerts on the groin and accounts for the number of injuries Wasim has incurred in that region .
19 One look at the festival guidebook will give you some idea of the sheer breadth and scope of the event .
20 It means a bit of cheating , will give you some idea of how they , at level one , on a picture a child , you 'd expect a child to pick out two things about buildings .
21 We shall discuss the rest first ( Sections 3.2–3.5 ) , and that will give us some idea of the relative significance of electric and magnetic fields .
22 Analysis of the structure of a church by reference to the architectural styles and fabric will give us some idea of how the building has developed .
23 But I can give you some idea of general trends in your life .
24 This is the only quotation from Panaetius ( De officiis 1.26.90 ) which can give us some idea of the conversations he had with Scipio in his many years of familiarity with him .
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