Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] need [adj] " in BNC.

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1 However , she did need professional help .
2 Oh dear , she did need some new ones !
3 They did need more evidence .
4 Looking back , I need not have turned my nose up with such scorn when any of them approached me , as I 'm sure they did need some friendly contacts , but if one showed any signs of friendliness , they interpreted this as an invitation to attach themselves to you for the rest of the day , and probably the night too .
5 And I felt that they did need some kind of ongoing support .
6 But it did need permanent supervision of weapons , gunpowder , and equipment ; and this was provided by the emergence under Henry VIII of a centralized Ordnance Office .
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