Example sentences of "he needed a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Lost Pandas were no more and he needed a name for a group he was forming with Keith Gregory . |
| 2 | He needed a minister with the strength of character , reforming zeal and awareness of technological opportunities to push through the changes in Defence policy that he had in mind to help in the consolidation of his political power . |
| 3 | In it Tobin said he needed a bit of cash , a loan . |
| 4 | He had won it convincingly , as the judges ' 60–56 , 60–56 , 60–57 scores proved , but such is the tension of the schools finals second only in most young boxers ' eyes to the senior ABA finals that he felt he needed a bit more help . |
| 5 | He needed a passport and when he got the correct form to fill in he wrote down his real name : Albert Sandison . |
| 6 | Wi he , he needed a helpmate |
| 7 | Now the King chose Oxford for pretty obvious reasons as his headquarters , he 'd lost London , he needed a capital and a headquarters , erm and erm Oxford had a delightfully convenient central position , its transport is very easy with the river erm navigable , erm on both sides of it . |
| 8 | He watched me deal with the piglets and said he would call me when he needed a vet . ’ |
| 9 | For Warren , Madonna was insurance that Dick Tracy would be a hit and he needed a hit after Ishtar . |
| 10 | That was why he needed a hit of Valium before he headed back to London , to his bed . |
| 11 | He told magistrates to Aztecs the dog is sacred and ceremonial and he simply did n't know he needed a licence . |
| 12 | ‘ He needed a hair-cut , you mean ? ’ |
| 13 | She thought that he needed a wife . |
| 14 | He needed a wife for professional reasons and I was it . |
| 15 | He 's a strong man , but he needed a direction . ’ |
| 16 | He needed a comedy fix . |
| 17 | They were normally attached , however , only to the more important Swedish missions abroad : a mere minister resident , if he needed a secretary , had still himself to find and pay him . |
| 18 | I felt that he needed a friend within the organisation . |
| 19 | ‘ Well he needed a refill so I gave him a hand to push his hand cart into Berkeley last night . |
| 20 | Perhaps he felt he needed a best-seller like Morton 's to re-establish his claim to those titles . |
| 21 | When he insisted he needed a holiday , I agreed that it would be lovely to lie in the sun and swim in the warm Mediterranean , but I could not agree that it was an urgent need . |
| 22 | He needed a Lady Macbeth at short notice and his son Hans had heard Nilsson do the Sleepwalking scene in music college . |
| 23 | He felt he needed a drink — this could be quite a trying evening . |
| 24 | They did indeed put the kettle on , but then the Bishop took it off again and said he needed a drink more , oh , that poor fellow ; and his wife said , ‘ And his poor wife . ’ |
| 25 | He needed a drink before he spoke to McGann , and Dowd , ever the anticipator , had already mixed him a whisky and soda , but he forsook it for fear it would loosen his tongue . |
| 26 | He needed a drink very badly ; water would do . |
| 27 | A sure sign he needed a drink . |
| 28 | There were many times in Morse 's life when he needed a drink in order to think . |
| 29 | On occasion though ( such as now ) , he needed a drink because he needed a drink . |
| 30 | On occasion though ( such as now ) , he needed a drink because he needed a drink . |