Example sentences of "but [pron] need [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I tried everything — engineering , factory work — but I needed a fresh-air life .
2 Bit cramped , but I need the heavier weight up front .
3 But , but you need a new set of targets anyway , and somehow you , y y you 've got ta and the May the fourth directive , by returning to land reform is beginning to open up those as possibilities .
4 The latter are easier to lay , but you need a thicker layer , of about 150mm , to get the same insulation performance as a 100mm thick layer of blanket , and they can blow about in draughty lofts .
5 You can learn and improve but you need a natural talent . ’
6 I have been told to fill in a new form to be put on the waiting list but you need a permanent address to fill out one and I have n't got one . ’
7 But you need a little guidance .
8 It makes a very neat hole , but you need a different punch for each size .
9 you can put them in two days before but you need a special licence , which is seventy eight pounds , it 's a bit of useless information really
10 It took time for her to find out , but she needed no other evidence than her eyes to tell her Ferdinando had lost interest in the pretty maid .
11 But she needs a good bath when she gets home — because of the smell !
12 Yeah , but we need a new poster though .
13 But we need a new axis lock crystal , ’ she told him .
14 That has been the Government 's argument for a national curriculum — it has been broadly accepted — but we need a national curriculum that is secure and delivered by the inspectorate .
15 Sanyi considers the populace politically immature , ignorant and apathetic : ‘ The people wo n't vote in someone better than Iliescu but we need a clean break with the past .
16 The University of the Third Age is an encouraging initiative which stimulates older adults to teach and learn from each other , but we need a full range of imaginative provision .
17 We need a plan , but we need a sensible plan — one that Britain and the rest of the world can agree .
18 ‘ We knew it could work but we needed a better location and a lot of word of mouth . ’
19 But we needed a balanced approach .
20 Yes , he knew his face was finely made , his forehead broad , his gaze haunting , his lips sculpted so that even a sneer looked fetching on them , but he needed a living mirror to tell him so .
21 The liquid is now officially called beer but it needs a few days further conditioning in the brewery , to purge some of the rough alcohols , before it is ready to leave for the pub .
22 DataViews is very much a player in the more stable market sector , but it needs a stronger presence in more dynamic growth areas .
23 ‘ They say that Birmingham is a sleeping giant and it is but it needs a massive injection of money .
24 But it needed a full-time crammer to get you there and you 're still below average .
25 Before the show , the uniforms were approved by 93 per cent of serving soldiers , but it needed a practised eye to seek out details that distinguished the new gear from smart civilian clothes .
26 But it needed the right impetus to get him out of it .
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