Example sentences of "they [verb] need [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Now we travelled the best part of the Ukraine and we also dipped into and er we were there about a month , just under a month , and erm one of the impressions that I got there , just as an ordinary chap , no , not learned politically so I ca n't speak on the level er of most of your callers today , but er , I realise that here you had er people , in actual fact my my comment was the country 's half finished , everywhere you went there were building constructions so far incomplete , er projects underway and you 've got the impression that they did need communism in a way to make the thing work er , the er , let's take the Ukrainians , I mean that , that 's where the Cossacks come from and they love a good time , er those sort of people in a way need a strong government .
2 When they do need support , there is the comforting notion that the welfare state and National Health Service are looking after their needs better than ever before .
3 They do need support , they do need often 24 hour attention , but they do not necessarily need to be in hospital .
4 But perhaps we do n't really know enough and we do n't know where to go for information , I mean I do n't know er I , I I 'm not an expert but there are experts here , how would you assess the services available to people who feel they do need help , or for people who perhaps do n't know they need help ?
5 They do need money , you know .
6 Well then they do need water .
7 I take on a board all the comments that are made here , I I think they do need investigation .
8 ‘ In fact , children do not need systems of punishment and reward to keep them in line , but they do need discipline .
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