Example sentences of "need to have a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 No , the suspense novel does inherit from the traditional detective story that element of mystery ( though this need not involve a murder and the mystery of who committed it ) , but it does not at all inherit the need to have a battle of wits with the reader .
2 ( a ) The Senior Partner Almost every firm sees the need to have a figureheadand , because of the need to name partners on the notepaper , every firm will be perceived as having a senior partner , however democratic the instincts of its members .
3 Parr 's probably coming for a business deal with my daddy and feels the need to have a grip of me , the usual thing , that 's all .
4 Distance and open learning materials can be used effectively at home , obviating the need to have a tutor constantly at your elbow .
5 Er I think there 's a need to have a look at erm landscape character er across er Greater York on a consistent basis and er there are a number of ways that you could that you could look at this .
6 all that 's been disclosed is one as far as I know , erm your Lordship can see that I at some stage need to have a look at them , er before I complete in any way so I can cross examine Mr er my Lord may I just say this , on the seventeenth of November , that 's two days ago , we asked for the documents of the necessary twelve M P's two days ago
7 ‘ A forensic team need to have a look round .
8 No need to have a look .
9 At some point there may be a new partnership , a friend to share with or a need to have a lodger for companionship and some extra income .
10 Some spoke of the need to have a press and a broadcasting service which discussed alternatives within broadly agreed policy frameworks .
11 But by by the same token , as as I 've already set out in in my submission , we we believe there is an urgent need and a justifiable demand in Selby District and that 's partly related to the need to have a distribution of available employment opportunities throughout the district .
12 Going to the first GLF meeting brought together these two aspects of myself as I saw for the first time the emotional need to have a context where I could be open and proud of my gayness , as well as the political context where my sexuality would seem relevant to all the other things that were going on around me at work and in the country at large .
13 And really , it is surprising that a company such as Gay Sweatshop still finds a need to have a dyke in a dress suit and a queen in a fluffy frock bitching over a Judy Garland album .
14 Branson stood beside Simon Draper , visibly shaking , his face set in a grim mask , ‘ I ca n't tell you , ’ he began , ‘ how sad I am that people have felt the need to have a meeting , without Simon and I being present .
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