Example sentences of "she needed [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 He said he did n't mean to worry her but her mother did look as if she needed to see a doctor .
2 She had no idea what she would do , but she needed to see the boy .
3 Mrs Crumwallis was peering at Bill Muggeridge as if he were some little-known species of the rhinoceros family , and she needed to consult the label on his cage to be sure of his name .
4 Yesterday , she 'd given just the cupboards she needed to use a superficial wipe-over .
5 The other one was only four foot wide because of course she needed to collect the whole lot you see , and then the next one was three foot wide .
6 If she had had any sense she would still be in London , planning her next social function with her friends , instead of slinking off to the south of France because she had felt claustrophobic , because she needed to formulate a way of telling her fiancé that their engagement was off .
7 ‘ She would , ’ Constance said , ‘ you know how she needed to rule the roost .
8 But she did worry and she needed to know every last detail .
9 He reinforces the point by asking Lady MacLeod to consider whether she needed to know the author of every book she read in order to agree with herself its value .
10 We were all happy with the work of in becoming a facilitator in the region but felt that she needed to have an outlet for displaying materials and that we needed to ensure a fair wage for the development education worker .
11 No , it was n't the first time , but remembering what had happened previously , how he had kissed her and , worst of all , how she had responded , she knew it was the last place she would have chosen when she needed to keep a clear head !
12 When Nellie 's Mum was very large and the baby was due she would n't let Nellie go far in case she needed to fetch the midwife .
13 She needed to overcome the pain .
14 She needed to feel the sea about her long deep keel again .
15 She wanted him to hold her properly , to put his arms around her in an embrace that would shut out the world ; she needed to feel the hot , demanding pressure of his lips on hers in a kiss that would take away the nagging ache of uncertainty .
16 She needed to find the village in the dark .
17 She was not used to searching through his private possessions but she needed to learn the truth before he returned home .
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