Example sentences of "[adv] needs a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Forget the old adage about non-stop bicycling ; the growing Community badly needs a decade of constitutional calm .
2 — Andrew Crisp from Winchester , during economic policy debate ‘ Any party that has Dennis Skinner as its chairman and Neil Kinnock as leader , badly needs a hero . ’
3 Aid policy badly needs a rethink
4 Unless the solicitor is prepared to act without charge , at the point at which the client most needs a lawyer , the lawyer apparently abandons the case .
5 Upvc does n't rot , split or warp , it ca n't be attacked by insects , it does n't need painting , and only needs a wash down with detergent , and a rinse .
6 ‘ The weir will last a lifetime , ’ Nigel said , ‘ and the millpond only needs a bit of clearing out . ’
7 he only needs a couple to get them
8 He has said that one only needs a dispensation from the mines inspectorate .
9 I do n't know , I just do n't know anyway I mean it only needs a yard do n't it ?
10 Barbel Bohley , a founder of the New Forum reform group , said on West German television that ‘ one has the feeling that it only needs a spark for everything to blow up here ’ .
11 It only needs a spark from here to land in the stable hay and we 'll lose them all . ’
12 The Garden Hosepipe Controller is mains-powered so needs a supply socket available nearby .
13 As 9 is one that obviously needs a lot of work and a lot of thought on it .
14 So well she obviously needs a fag and a cup of tea before she
15 Doctors are racing against time to try to save the life of a former nurse from South Oxfordshire who desperately needs a lung transplant .
16 Doctors are racing against time to save the life of a former nurse from south Oxfordshire who desperately needs a lung transplant .
17 My long suffering colleague , Jenny Smith , who desperately needs a holiday too , and hopes my absence will allow her to get one , has nonetheless agreed to be on hand on Tuesday morning to check the final details with you via the phone and FAX .
18 One-year-old Caolan , who desperately needs a liver and bowel transplant , will be flown home from the Birmingham Children 's Hospital by air ambulance on Monday .
19 The troubled Royal Family desperately needs a show of unity — an occasion , however low-key , to remind us of its importance .
20 I think it just needs a bit of
21 It , it just needs a character really , just to keep it going .
22 I hope he just needs a couple of goals to help his confidence — or maybe we should n't use him just as an ariel target man 'cos when he gets the ball on the deck he looks okay ( if a bit Chapmanesque ) .
23 See he does n't really want much brown on him he just needs a coat .
24 Just needs a drop of oil .
25 Just needs a string of natives bearing head bundles and brollies to come up the footpath . ’
26 The PC-based IPA is now available but still needs a PC with an extended working memory of 4 Megabytes .
27 The 21-year-old , signed from Dallas Sidekicks last week for Pounds 300,000 , still needs a work permit before he can make a full debut in English football .
28 Howe still needs a goalkeeper on loan because David Seaman has only a slender chance of returning on Saturday and his two deputies are injured .
29 That is partly because Mr Major still needs a theme .
30 But the house still needs a lot of work , and at present Ernest can not afford it . ’
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