Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lawns may need a selective weedkiller to get rid of dandelions and other weeds yet leave your grass unharmed , while the systematic weedkiller , Tumbleweed , will deal with bindweed and ground elder . |
| 2 | Does not the industry need a long-term agreement to keep collieries like Parkside in my constituency , the very last colliery in north-west England , in existence ? |
| 3 | They may need a little time to think about it , but they 'll try most things once . |
| 4 | He was hugely enthusiastic about this work and telephoned M. Chaillot , who said he was interested in principle but would need a little time to think about it . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'd need a magnifying glass to make it out properly . |
| 6 | Sunil had sent three of them tonight and if he kept that rate up they 'd need a double-decker bus to follow me by Christmas Eve . |
| 7 | You do n't need a theological background to see there is a difference between the way that Paul writes in the first part of chapter 15 and in the second . |
| 8 | You will also need a strong crowbar to help you lift and overturn large boulders . |
| 9 | You will need a strong desire to use research to solve real problems rather than unrealistic mathematical abstractions . |
| 10 | It did n't need a Russian scholar to understand that the bald man was claiming that the documents and the guns were for him , only food and drink for the ‘ businessmen ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ That narrows it down a bit , but we 'd need a forensic scientist to establish whether the threads came from Alain 's slacks or not . ’ |
| 12 | They will need a good showing to put themselves back in contention for a place in Britain 's Olympic squad . |
| 13 | Apart from a strong pair of legs you 'll also need a good dictionary to decipher the route names . |
| 14 | ‘ Of course , ’ Gaily said , ‘ I 'd need a good photograph to work from . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ He will need a good reason to convince me , ’ Mr Ramsay added . |
| 16 | He did not like to think of McAllister alone with her , but that was stupid — McAllister was no concern of his , and surely did not need a battered doctor to look out for her . |
| 17 | There is an urgent need for new members to serve on the Finance Committee and as Joan Daniels wishes to retire at the end of the present financial year we will also need a new Treasurer to take her place . |
| 18 | ‘ You do n't need a skilled knitter to spin seamless stockings , that 's what this is all about . |
| 19 | It could be used in sieges ; it was valuable when used in the open by a lightly armed foot solder ; likewise , a mounted archer , who did not need a first-class horse to ride , could prove to be a very mobile and effective combatant . |
| 20 | I see from today 's papers that DOL will only need a small operation to remove a blood clout on his achellies . |
| 21 | If the story is worth telling , it will need a commercial lawyer to tell it . |
| 22 | In theory the slower the trickle the better , so you would need a huge filter to treat a heavily-loaded tank . |
| 23 | Again , one does not need a Marxist framework to attack the protective tariffs and import quotas of European and North American governments . |
| 24 | Thank God I 'm fully recovered , but I feel I need a fresh look to make a new start . ’ |
| 25 | Swede Joakim Haeggman stumbled to a 79 and will need a massive improvement to survive the halfway cut . |
| 26 | When ninety-five per cent of the population of the Republic professes to being Roman Catholic , the Catholic Church does not need a constitutional commitment to dominate moral and social legislation . |
| 27 | Robert Lynch , President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies , voiced a current fear among the arts community when he told The Art Newspaper , ‘ The NEA does not need a conservative ideologue to clamp down on everything creative ’ . |
| 28 | However , by July there were signs of more serious trouble and City analysts believed that Eurotunnel might need a further £1bn to pay for a near tripling in the cost of the shuttle fleet and meet the rapidly increasing costs of labour and materials in South East England . |
| 29 | You may need a special connector to join to an old mains stopcock ( see page 29 ) : fit a drainvalve immediately above this . |
| 30 | This stopcock may need a special key to turn it on and off . |