Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] need [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly , if you are a woman and were claiming child benefit , HRP would have been credited to you automatically , whereas a man staying at home to care for a child would have needed to arrange the transfer of child benefit to himself . |
| 2 | Wondered if he had any idea what force he would have needed to pull the arrow out , like a wooden skewer out of meat . |
| 3 | It came as a relief for Eurotunnel , which otherwise would have needed to redesign the tunnel trains , causing delays in delivery . |
| 4 | Bettinson , a director of education in Stockport , had booked an appointment with his superior yesterday to ask for the unpaid leave he would have needed to complete the tour of Papua New Guinea and New Zealand next summer . |
| 5 | Bettinson , a director of education in Stockport , had booked an appointment with his superior yesterday to ask for the unpaid leave he would have needed to complete the tour of Papua New Guinea and New Zealand next summer . |