Example sentences of "need be a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All you will need is a screwdriver and a drill . |
| 2 | All you will need is a screwdriver and a drill . |
| 3 | All you will need is a screwdriver , a spanner and ( if shields are fitted ) water pump pliers or a similar tool . |
| 4 | What I do n't need is a love affair with a woman who 's on the run from her past , her husband and God knows what else I have n't been told about yet . |
| 5 | It comes complete with all fittings for usual tap-threads , and all you will need is a wrench to tighten it in position to comply with the law — incidentally , a fine of up to £400 can be imposed for non-compliance with the law ! |
| 6 | Now , perhaps , people will be more inclined to do just that , and if they are , then what we may need is a trade union link review group mark two . |
| 7 | The people have spoken , and though not with unanimous voice , in large enough numbers to make the message clear : the bolters need controlling if our crags are not to become clinical , sporting playgrounds where all you 'll need is a rack of quick-draws and a chalk bag . |
| 8 | All you will need is a piece of plywood , plastic or plain wood about 65mm x 200mm ( 21/2 x 8in ) and a couple of short lengths of dowel . |
| 9 | ‘ If they 're after you all it needs is a telephone call to your parents : ‘ A question about your son 's camera insurance . |
| 10 | ‘ All she needs is a pat on the trunk and a sticky bun , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Julie , 32 , said : ‘ All he needs is a candlestick and he 's a real-life Wee Willie Winkie . |
| 12 | What one needs is a way of doing the sum over histories not just for particles but for the whole fabric of space and time as well . |
| 13 | With elegant blue toile wallpaper , rich gilt mirrors , a Victorianstyle fireplace , and furniture made by John , all it needs is a tree , candles and trails of ivy from the garden to transform it into a very festive scene . |
| 14 | ‘ Now all she needs is a bit of work over a mile and a quarter on Tuesday and she 'll be ready for Longchamp . |
| 15 | What Washington needs is a bit of discrimination . |
| 16 | ‘ All it needs is a lack of fear . |
| 17 | Does he realise that what the country now needs from him is hope , but all that it gets is complacency ; that what the country needs from him is leadership , but all that it gets from him is excuses ; that what the country now needs is a Government who will act , but what it has is a Government paralysed by the election who dodge the issues , duck the realities and do nothing ? |
| 18 | All Eddie really needs is a confidant . |
| 19 | ‘ What that needs is a coat of paint , ’ he said dolefully . |
| 20 | What he needs is a transfusion . ’ |
| 21 | Quite simply , I lost the magazine ! — the distribution is so sophisticated these days that there is a period of two weeks or so when our publication is in hands other than ours and all it needs is a breakdown in communications for the system to come to a halt with all parties oblivious to the standstill , which is what happened with the Autumn edition . |
| 22 | What the game really needs is a career woman — or , at least , one whose idea of a good day 's work is n't in the ballroom with Colonel Mustard and a candlestick . |
| 23 | The last thing Sir John needs is a challenge to the death . |
| 24 | ‘ What Dorothy needs is a breath or two of good fresh air , ’ said Mrs Hollidaye sharply . |
| 25 | Nkomo had convinced him that the black and white people in South Africa are inter-dependent , that bitterness clouds honest thought , and that what is needed is a God-led , non-racial ideology . |
| 26 | All that may be needed is a classification of machines and a measurement of time spent on each machine by each product . |
| 27 | What is needed is a change in the processes of decision-making so that policies are informed from below by the people involved , who are the only ones who really know what life there is like and what people really want and are able to do . |
| 28 | What is needed is a change in management — staff relationships . |
| 29 | Players and coaches refute this , saying what is really needed is a change of direction by the directors . |
| 30 | What is needed is a couple of examples to bring out the difference sharply . |