Example sentences of "[pers pn] needed some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Maybe someone thought I needed some fizz , you know ? |
| 2 | I needed some change so I got two sausage rolls , I 'm gon na wire them up on microwave in a bit right ? |
| 3 | I said I needed some air , but if I do n't go back soon … |
| 4 | I needed some things as presents . ’ |
| 5 | I needed some comfort after the election result so I turned to it for some like-minded thought . |
| 6 | ‘ Last monsoon when I needed some musk to rub on a snake-bite , I did n't have to look far . |
| 7 | ‘ I needed some time on my own . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I needed some time alone in which to get my head together — you 're very much of a distraction , ’ he murmured . |
| 9 | On a recent visit to the Midland Bank in Southampton to ask about opening a current account I was told that I needed some form of indentification . |
| 10 | I knew I needed some place to go inside myself — frighten people off — so I shoved three tapes and my Walkman in the middle of the bag beside the big fat envelope where I 'd squeezed all my dreams . |
| 11 | N I have worked with her on , she is responsible for some artist to do in Belgium and I needed some information on some artist who worked , that was at the time when I was doing eh , P R campaigns for er , Sheba , the cat product , and we needed . |
| 12 | Yesterday morning on the cookery up by there you needed some ice cream cake . |
| 13 | I could see you needed some time by yourself . |
| 14 | Most of all , she needed some smack . |
| 15 | ‘ Er — just the one night , I think , ’ she replied , having hoped not to stay even that long but suddenly realising that , since she needed some kind of base where she could go to collect her thoughts , that perhaps to have a room where she could relax and think in private was n't such a bad idea after all . |
| 16 | She needed a back pack and she needed some soap and a tooth travelling tooth brush , eh , yes that looks alright , knock knock it of the . |
| 17 | When she 'd finished she said she needed some peace and quiet for a while . |
| 18 | She needed some freedom if she were ever going to settle , never mind blossom . |
| 19 | She needed some leverage to help her attack the Op 's ve-hickle . |
| 20 | Jessamyn thought the Maniak might start a fight — she needed some action just now , her muscles tingled — but the heavy-set panzerboy backed down , and hauled his pal off . |
| 21 | And of course , when Corrie left , changed into her new suit , her mother , emotional after the ceremony , had had another little upset at the fact that she was going away too , just when she needed some comfort for one daughter 's departure . |
| 22 | She needed some iron in her soul . |
| 23 | Still , it sobered us a bit , and after we had taken several more shots we decided that we needed some sleep , to try to get our minds back in gear . |
| 24 | We used a black chemical to start with but in order to that to help that we needed some heat . |
| 25 | Many of them needed some kind of kick up the financial backside . |
| 26 | It needed some land sales to achieve pre-tax profits of £36.2m for the year to February . |
| 27 | It needed some spark to concentrate his mind , something to take him out of the ruck . |
| 28 | The sergeant nodded with approval , knowing that he needed some way to dissipate his nervous energy in the coming hours . |
| 29 | He needed some excitement , even if he had to make it himself ! |
| 30 | ‘ All he said was that he was in trouble and that he needed some money to get out of the country . |