Example sentences of "need a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The way we saw it , practical people need a practical cooker . |
| 2 | You need a sharp lesson , my lad , and I do n't mind giving it . |
| 3 | They … need a firm hand . |
| 4 | For the same reason , sociolinguists need a firm policy with regard to access to tape-recordings . |
| 5 | You need a firm hand . ’ |
| 6 | I need visionaries to see opportunities , I need trailblazers for when an area takes off , I need a firm hand when it matures . |
| 7 | It might work at international level but at club level you need a hardworking manager with a good business head . |
| 8 | The child who eats only puréed foods These children need a gradual introduction to a variety of textures . |
| 9 | The only note of caution I have is that you need a solid Windows setup — load too many icon movies and things slow down a bit . |
| 10 | Men and women need a peaceful time to be still and know the presence of God . |
| 11 | Horses and ponies need a peaceful environment , free from daily strife and tension . |
| 12 | Horses need a peaceful environment , free from daily strife and tensions . |
| 13 | We need a DCE-type architecture and more standards in the area to get client/server technologies going . ’ |
| 14 | Larger enterprises , which need a standard product , use plenty of additives . |
| 15 | We will then , of course , need a suitable collective noun for them , as ‘ herd ’ reflects neither their nature nor intelligence . |
| 16 | Then again I think to enable Speed and Macca to get forward we need a holding midfield player . |
| 17 | Why we need a duplicate uniform , do n't ask me , God knows . |
| 18 | Flowers need a minimum temperature of about 15°C ( 59°F ) to germinate . |
| 19 | These headings need a minimum fullness of twice the track length and calculations should be treated in the same way as for pinch pleat heading , but allowing for more pleats ( ‘ tubes ’ ) of a smaller size and closer spacing . |
| 20 | Economy to scale is another one , Deborah , you need a minimum number of staff erm to service a location . |
| 21 | I mean it 's interesting I mean Cynthia raised that point yesterday , to which the answer , I mean I 'm afraid I have to say th th the glib answer is , why are you telling me you need a minimum number of two members of staff at lunch time , for a full time office in the centre of town , surrounded by bloody phone calls , in school buildings , when you send one single member of staff aged twenty one , |
| 22 | Erm but we were also looking , I mean we were looking at you know how many staff you need a minimum number of staff , economies of scale . |
| 23 | Partnerships , small scale as well as large , need a clear sense of purpose made explicit in objectives , they need a strategic plan for achieving these objectives which is communicated to and understood by those involved and they need a review and evaluation process built into the whole to determine what is being achieved . |
| 24 | We are saying that there is a structural weakness in the United Kingdom and that we need a strategic authority , not for providing services , but for developing and co-ordinating — |
| 25 | If you need a legal eagle at midnight , there is one perched at the end of the telephone ready to answer questions on everything from probate to personal accidents , divorce to drink-driving . |
| 26 | One possibility would be to conclude that we no longer need a legal concept of marriage . |
| 27 | To get an overdraft , you first need a current account at a bank . |
| 28 | Mr Petrakov is one of the band of influential economists who have made the mental leap to the market ( ‘ We need a normal , civilised market , ’ he says ) , and have been saying with growing urgency that Mr Gorbachev must join them , and bring the country with him . |
| 29 | All British Citizens need a normal valid passport ( British Visitors Passport is not sufficient ) . |
| 30 | and you only need a normal phone |