Example sentences of "do [not/n't] need " in BNC.
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| 31 | But I have just explained , surely you do not need me to tell you . |
| 32 | ‘ I do not need those drugs , I am not insane . |
| 33 | I do not need anyone to rub in the truth that , yes , I too dwell heavily suspended above traffic snarl , pavement noises , an eel-and-pie shop , a tobacconist 's and a hardware store . |
| 34 | ( You will have noticed , I trust , that there is no mention of my walking stick and my gloves in this kiosk episode , thus proving that I certainly do not need to use them . |
| 35 | That is a great deal of money Minnie which I do not need to tell you and would without doubt enable me to bring over my first-born at long last . |
| 36 | Rollers do not need to be circular in order to offer constant breadth . |
| 37 | You do not need to declare certificates in your yearly tax return . |
| 38 | What we do not need is another socialist experiment starting next Thursday . |
| 39 | Unfortunately the director of the RSC production , Phyllida Lloyd , has tried to ginger things up ( where they do not need gingering ) with a number of anachronistic touches — a Victorian costume here , a modern uniform there , saxophones , neon lights , and so on . |
| 40 | I do not need to tell you the potential problems and chaos that the delay is causing to the reorganisation of the leagues next season . |
| 41 | They do not need advice on how to gain similar wealth abroad , or to be told that the prospect of working on charities ' accounts for lower fees is not so abhorrent . |
| 42 | ‘ No , we do not need to do that . |
| 43 | ‘ The roads are excellent in Libya so you do not need a four-wheel-drive job , and there is certainly no shortage of petrol . ’ |
| 44 | In a society where a developmental model holds sway , the ideal level of prevention is primary : improve social conditions so individuals do not need to become clients . |
| 45 | In fact , if all parties are agreed , possibly they do not need the sanction of the court . |
| 46 | Further details may be obtained from ILG Insurance Services on 01 466 4604 , but you will be automatically covered and do not need to apply . |
| 47 | Other systems do not need large amounts of limestone and produce usable pure sulphur or acid rather than waste . |
| 48 | At such moments participants find their ‘ public ’ voice and do not need the kind of protection they may have relied on earlier . |
| 49 | Mussels , for instance , do not need to go to look for food , as most animals do ; the organic debris they feed upon is wafted in by the tides ( or the river estuaries ) . |
| 50 | Reptiles , weight for weight , need far less food than mammals because they do not need to expend food energy in keeping themselves warm . |
| 51 | People arguing about whether black swans exist , for instance , do not need to spend much time agreeing first what a black swan is . |
| 52 | Having been gently reminded by Lady Rutherford , ‘ We are all philanthropists here ; we do not need to put our hands up if we wish to speak ’ , William Morris completely forgot his shyness and at one stage became so carried away that he stood at the front of the room shaking hands with himself . |
| 53 | We do not need to wait for new efficient technology : as Stewart Boyle described in ‘ More work for less energy ’ ( New Scientist , 5 August 1989 ) , the technology exists to take the first step towards the targets we have set to save energy and fossil fuel , and to cut back on carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 54 | If you start from scratch and design processes that do not need high temperatures , you can use solar energy to the full . |
| 55 | By extension , then , conservation practices left undone , legislation remaining unheeded , projects that only serve to keep research officers in salary and which never leave the experimental station ( those things not done ) are also political acts and not just omissions , or non-events which do not need explaining . |
| 56 | Spores do not need to be killed in normal operational practice as the infectivity of the common spore former , Clostridium perfringens , occurs when the vegetative cell is ingested and converts to a spore . |
| 57 | Champions are not allowed to compete in the Open Classes as they do not need the points on offer . |
| 58 | They do not need to be too smart ; in fact , it is better if they do look rapidly produced , in response to an immediate threat . |
| 59 | You do not need to send your releases to everyone who might be interested if this is likely to delay getting them into the post ; that can always be done the next morning . |
| 60 | Inflatables do not need great pressure to keep them hard enough for the sea . |