Example sentences of "[coord] it needed a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | On a Saturday , when the front platform was piled high with suitcases , his job was even more difficult , and it needed a strong arm to operate the hand-brake effectively on these 18-ton cars . |
2 | In the case of family planning , the inter-uterine contraceptive device ( IUCD ) was launched in India in the mid-1960s before adequate research showed that many women were physically unsuited to it , and it needed a high level of professional judgement on the part of the paramedical staff inserting it . |
3 | However , the Baltimore was a good aircraft and it needed a direct hit to knock one down and so , despite our damage , I was able to get the aircraft back to base . ’ |
4 | But it needed a full-time crammer to get you there and you 're still below average . |
5 | 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 . |