Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] need [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It was a bad injury and I needed a four-hour operation .
2 Benjamin and I needed no second bidding .
3 But within days meal times became battlegrounds between my family and me , and I needed the long walks more than ever , to let off steam .
4 ‘ I need your help , Nick , because my only son is dying and my only daughter is following his example , and I need a strong man who will save them . ’
5 And I need a clean petticoat on and … ’
6 If something goes disastrously wrong with your hair and you need a new look NOW , why not wear a wig ?
7 ‘ You must be good at listening and observing ; good at oral and written presentation of complex tax problems so that your client can understand them , and you have to know your accounting and you need a high level of commercial awareness . ’
8 It 's miles out of your way , and you need an early night . ’
9 It costs five shillings and sixpence to go round , and you need an awful lot of those to mend two acres of roof .
10 Yours is the skin most at risk from sunburn , premature ageing and skin cancer , and you need the strongest protection .
11 The Magician is aimed firmly at those who are using Windows 3.0 or 3.1 and who need a faster screen redrawing speed combined with a better colour display .
12 She needed the crazy auxie , and she needed the crazy auxie 's armour-piercing grenades .
13 And she needs a new nappy or taken off altogether please .
14 ten pillows , seven needed replacing and we needed a new milk saucepan , a new frying pan , a new ashtray
15 ‘ We play a very open game , sometimes to our detriment , and we needed a few slices of luck when West Brom were 2-0 up and bombarding our goal .
16 In 1988 , I was producing a major women 's conference at the Barbican and we needed a big bank of flowers .
17 The back of Leith Hill became our Paradise with home-made houses in and under pine trees and we needed no other occupation here while Mother sat near , reading or sewing and happy because we were .
18 And we need a greater trust in God .
19 In Northumberland , half the farmers are tenant farmers and we need a greater supply of land for rent to ensure the continued prosperity of the tenanted sector , with new entrants being able to come into agriculture .
20 And we need a political voice to do that , President a political voice and influence through a Labour Party that 's committed to strive for our goals by working with us and through us and we 're not ashamed of our links with the Labour Party .
21 ‘ Everything else is falling into place and we need a strong manager for next season . ’
22 ‘ We had aimed to be in the top three and we need a real re-think .
23 We traditionally take two wicket keepers on tour , Alec Stewart is one of them , but he 'll be opening the bat and we need the best wicket keeper and someone to bat at 7 or 8 and Jack Russell is the man .
24 Bats and we need the same kind of internal model for representing the position of objects in three-dimensional space .
25 Another would sometimes go back to work er if their son or dau well mainly the sons went to university and they needed the extra money for that .
26 ‘ People want to know where to get everything from high design and radical chic to DIY and cut-price paint and they need a comprehensive directory , ’ says Barbara , who started Ideal Home 's London Shopping Digest in 1975 .
27 Strategic direction and decision making are about choosing the right road , and they need a high degree of external information .
28 At that point he needs to have an uninterrupted view of the audience and they need a clear view of him .
29 positive statements right and they need a little bit of help on how to do that and then make some sort of generalised positive comment about themselves , that 's what I mean .
30 Rozier 's suspenison meant him missing several preliminary rounds and he needs a high placing in today 's last qualifier to reach the final .
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