Example sentences of "that [pers pn] need [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Then it was decided that we needed two terminals .
2 Eventually the family decided that they needed two contracts , one between James and Avril , the other between Anne and her parents .
3 We do remind people that they need one cylinder of piston diaphragm pump per spear , if they are running it off their sprayer , though . ’
4 The problem was that every time they took it over 250 mph the left wing became so heavy that it needed two hands to hold it up .
5 So bear in mind that when food writers say that an adult man needs around 2000 calories per day , they really mean that he needs 2000 kcals , or Calories : that is , two million calories !
6 By mid-September there were some 150,000 US military and support personnel in the region , but on Sept. 13 the senior US commander in the Gulf , Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf , dampened the growing speculation about a possible move on to the offensive in mid-October , expressing the opinion that he needed two months to bring the forces up to strength .
7 John Gadsby who travelled across France in 1855 found that he needed two greatcoats and a large travelling wrapper to keep himself warm even though the carriage was supplied with hot footwarmers which were renewed at certain stops along the route .
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