give somebody an idea

Could you give me some idea of what these might be in the very early years perhaps?

The following case study may give you some idea of what is involved.

Or at least give him some idea as to what was going on?

He was the one who first gave me the idea.

Can you give me an idea what the problem is?

They gave me an idea of myself which I could hold on to.

The first thing I'll do is go see the group and give them an idea of what our next job's going to be.

He gave me an idea of what they were thinking.

Now I'll give you an idea of where to look him up.

I'm trying to give you an idea of how big the field is.