Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] needed [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the latest they were called to the home of a man in his early 20s in Frenchgate , Richmond , but found they needed more equipment so took him back to the Richmond Fire Station and released the cuffs with a hacksaw and vice . |
| 2 | Now , for the first time , they found they needed large numbers of new people , with new skills , and they needed them quickly . |
| 3 | The rescue co-ordinators include Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals abandoned plans to use whale song on Sunday , when Mr Goold found he needed stronger amplification of his recordings . |
| 4 | We had to contend with some extremely high winds and found it needed extra guys to hold upright . |
| 5 | He noticed she needed two hands to lift the silver pot . |
| 6 | It seemed we needed thirty copies of everything , stamped and signed at least twice . |
| 7 | It began when she decided she needed new curtains for her front room . |
| 8 | When she found a lot more shoots in different places , she decided they needed more air and light , so she began to pull out the thick grass around them . |
| 9 | I felt I needed different challenges , to move on . |
| 10 | I knew I needed some place to go inside myself — frighten people off — so I shoved three tapes and my Walkman in the middle of the bag beside the big fat envelope where I 'd squeezed all my dreams . |
| 11 | ‘ Maybe someone thought I needed some fizz , you know ? |
| 12 | Talk of a pre-emptive Israeli strike against the missiles meant the Saudis felt they needed stronger air defences to guard the missiles … and so the British arms sellers moved in . |
| 13 | Talk of a pre-emptive Israeli strike against the missiles meant the Saudis felt they needed stronger air defences to guard the missiles … and so the British arms sellers moved in . |
| 14 | They both knew what they had to do , and how hard it was going to be to escape ; they knew they needed each other . |
| 15 | He felt he needed professional help , and entered into analysis that would continue for many years to come . |
| 16 | He still spent every holiday with them , but I felt he needed more independence and so did they . |
| 17 | He felt he needed more brandy , but the glass was nearly empty and the bottle was in the kitchen . |
| 18 | Officially he had recovered nicely from the shock of his experience , but his sister thought he needed more time : she was mothering him . |
| 19 | This has its origin in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when Japan realised it needed natural resources from overseas in order to industrialise effectively to compete with the West . |
| 20 | I said I needed some air , but if I do n't go back soon … |
| 21 | ‘ You said you needed rent-free accommodation . |
| 22 | She 's a sensible woman — and she said you needed fresh air . |
| 23 | When she 'd finished she said she needed some peace and quiet for a while . |
| 24 | ‘ My God , woman , you were the one who said we needed more space . ’ |
| 25 | In a statement the W.Midlands Regional Health Authority said they needed vacant possession for the property to be handed over to a private housebuilder for development . |
| 26 | Corbett , acting his part , looked nervously back down the street and said he needed certain potions . |