Example sentences of "as if [pron] need [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It was like climbing a waterfall , but there was a warder at the top , clinging to a railing and yelling to us at the top of his voice to hurry — as if we needed such encouragement . |
2 | She looked as if she needed that weekend away . |
3 | It was as if he needed this quality of attention to be fixed upon him in order to be completely silent . |
4 | It sounded as if he needed another pair of hands for the trip ahead — which was another reprieve so far as Robbie was concerned . |
5 | Dear God , as if I needed this complication ! |
6 | as if I needed any incentive . |
7 | Dalgliesh thought : Why is he behaving as if I need tactful handling , as if I 'm suffering from a private grief ? |