Example sentences of "need [adv] [vb infin] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Juan and Pepe , who run the bar , luckily need little sleep and it is not uncommon for revellers returning from the star club at 4.00am to find a bar party in full swing . |
| 2 | For the binomial model to be valid we need only assume that investors prefer more wealth to less wealth ( see Chapter 2 ) so that , given the opportunity , they will engage in arbitrage , and secondly that investors have the ability to construct the risk-free hedge . |
| 3 | We need only recognize that history is a method with no distinct object corresponding to it to reject the equivalence between the notion of history and the notion of humanity which some have tried to foist on us with the unavowed aim of making historicity the last refuge of a transcendental humanism : as if men could regain the illusion of liberty on the plane of the ‘ we ’ merely by giving up the ‘ I 's that are too obviously wanting in consistency . |
| 4 | The number of matrices B which diagonalise A in this manner is indefinitely large : to prove the theorem we need only show that it holds for any two . |
| 5 | In the present context , however , we need only note that one of a chief 's most important traditional roles is his judgment in cases of witchcraft accusations brought before him . |
| 6 | Here we need only note that all applications for a prerogative order are public actions ; and in some cases applications for declarations and injunctions must be made in accordance with Order 53 . |
| 7 | I need only note that my country was left defenceless in Costa Rica ’ ( Fidel Castro : 1972 , p. 49 ) . |
| 8 | To gauge the extent to which the railway transformed migration patterns we need only note that whereas 40,000 migrants per annum travelled east between 1887 and 1892 , 250,000 per annum migrated after the Russo-Japanese War . |
| 9 | Many students who exercise find that they need less sleep and have more stamina because their muscles can work harder and longer with less effort . |
| 10 | Most of us need less sleep as we get older — perhaps five or six hours a night instead of eight . |
| 11 | This ageing will vary with the spirit ( higher-distillation-proof spirits need less age because they have less flavour ) , the material of the cask ( whether it is new or used and how deeply the interior is charred ) , the size of the cask ( which determines the wood-to-liquid ratio ) , and the storage conditions ( which are affected by temperature and humidity ) . |
| 12 | Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that last year 's testing of seven-year olds showed that our schools need less play and more learning , less discovery and more teaching , less mixed ability and more setting , less child-centred education and more whole-class subject teaching ? |
| 13 | I need scarcely say that The Quarterly Review is one of the most profitable periodicals in England , and one of one 's best ‘ connections ’ , or sources of income . |
| 14 | Some people who need extra care and can afford the cost actually choose it , perhaps because they understand the advantages of releasing a daughter and other family members from the 24-hour responsibility of caring . |
| 15 | TEC plans to use Employment Action as a pre-adult training phase , and Councillor , it intends to use it for those trainees who need extra help and resource , those that you referred to , those requiring language training , those requiring literacy and numeracy training , Councillor the very group that you referred to . |
| 16 | They say we need more rain because most of the downpour will run down the rivers to the sea . |
| 17 | I need more sleep than that . ’ |
| 18 | These need more care than trees grown in containers and in particular the roots should never be allowed to dry out . |
| 19 | Many practitioners come to use LM potencies when treating cases which need more care because of risks of aggravation e.g. patients who are very sensitive to remedies , those with very low vitality , cases with severe pathology , history of suppressive treatments etc . |
| 20 | As for the motor manufacturers , we need more progress and Home Office action to build on the excellent collaboration that the Rover Group has with Thames Valley police . |
| 21 | The change of emphasis really is n't that major , and you still need more speed than most people think . |
| 22 | Boldly patterned and strongly coloured rugs need more space than those with more delicate compositions and pastel shades . |
| 23 | So we need more space and we think we 'll get it . |
| 24 | Erm we need to get more organized within ourselves , we need more help before we , we actually and er we 're talking about petitions on er signa signatures on petitions . |
| 25 | We need more help than we 've got . |
| 26 | But it 's , we 've got to get them motivated and I 'm asking today , you know , we need more help and if you can spare a few hours a week it would be more than appreciated . |
| 27 | Their procedures should be made more intelligible and appellants need more support and help in putting their cases . |
| 28 | I need hardly say that my wife 's first impression of Lewis differed somewhat from my own . |
| 29 | I need hardly say that I do n't care to have things so . |
| 30 | As Rivera reached the door Schellenberg added , ‘ I need hardly say that if one word of this leaks out you will end up in the River Spree , my friend , and your cousin in the Thames . |