Example sentences of "do [adv] need [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Epictetus replied , ‘ To all this it is perhaps enough to answer , I do not need them . ’ |
| 2 | Most children do not need them . |
| 3 | Too many welfare benefits go to people who do not need them |
| 4 | As many of those benefits go to people who do not need them , that spending does far less than it could to relieve poverty . |
| 5 | Twelve days before Soviet troops entered Afghanistan Amin gave his word that ‘ no Soviet military bases will be built in Afghanistan because we do not need them ’ . |
| 6 | But I have just explained , surely you do not need me to tell you . |
| 7 | There are some types of case which it can not sustain , and some which do not need it in order to remain at home ; but there is a group — those with relatively severe dementia , probably living alone , and unable to receive the care they need from elsewhere ( usually because they do not have able and willing involved relatives ) who appear unlikely to have remained at home had it not been for the involvement of the Home Support Project . |
| 8 | I do not need it and will set it aside for you , my dear boy , to complete your studies . |
| 9 | And they do not need it spelt out how important it is to promote Orlando 's image as a safe and healthy resort . |
| 10 | Perhaps we do not need it . |
| 11 | Although they do not need it to fight they are usually armed with a big club made from a tree trunk . |
| 12 | Parents to children I shall begin by looking at support which flows from parents to children , examples of which can be found in all the categories which I have listed , although personal care in a sense is the least important because most adult children do not need it . |
| 13 | A safety net is something which you hope that you will never have to use , and you endeavour to arrange matters so that you do not need it , but if necessary it will catch you . |
| 14 | Salmonoids , of course , do not need it , as they possess true stomachs — unlike Koi . |
| 15 | Mr Sproat was followed by Sir Roger Moate , who took up the theme , objecting ‘ to money being distributed under this scheme to those who do not need it and to giving tiny sums to the many who do need it . |
| 16 | In the light of the current Conservative ’ Newsline ’ pledge that the Conservative party , if it wins the election , will ’ target social security ’ so that it is ’ not a handout to those who do not need it ’ , will the Minister confirm that that is a Tory pledge to means test pensions after the election ? |
| 17 | We are already many here and we do not need you . ’ |
| 18 | Furthermore , I do not need you to clean while I 'm here . ’ |
| 19 | I do not need you to stay with me , Caroline . |
| 20 | What 's the use in having ould fellows , when you do n't need them any more ? |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't need them , ’ she said in a quiet voice . |
| 22 | Maybe we do n't need them , what with Open Houses , New mums etc . |
| 23 | ‘ You can take them off the instant you do n't need them for reading . ’ |
| 24 | As a rough guideline , if you are not running sub 2:40 for the marathon or below 1:30 for the half , you do n't need them . |
| 25 | ‘ We do n't need them , ’ snarled Angel . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't need them in Alcantara del Rio . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ And you will have my rations , since I do n't need them , ’ Ruth told Ernest . |
| 28 | Down at the bottom there 's a handy storage compartment to take care of the utensils when you do n't need them . |
| 29 | Most do n't need them . |
| 30 | But where I go I do n't need them . |