Example sentences of "the [noun sg] do [adv] need " in BNC.

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1 The caveman does not need to think or use blood in digestive processes , but instead needs it in the arms and legs for running and fighting .
2 Note that in the early stages , when z is large and negative and there is no incumbent , the inequality does not need to be checked in cases ( i ) and ( ii ) .
3 Once the unit is plugged in , the computer does not need to be switched off each time the SRAM is inserted or removed since switch S1 controls all the necessary isolation .
4 For example , among those carers living with a dementia sufferer , there were some who gave little care because the sufferer did not need much , because they went out to work , or because they themselves were frail ; and at the other extreme were people who ‘ did everything ’ for a sufferer , and rarely left the house without him or her .
5 The driver did n't need any prompting .
6 When the day is fine the roof does n't need mending ; when it 's raining it 's not the right weather do to it ! ’
7 The advantage of using the OSCLI command is that you can use a variable for the file name and the command does not need to be the last ( or only ) one on a line .
8 This wo n't work for a single motif , but how about a single motif in black , knitted against a striped background of bright jewel colours , or white on pastel stripes ? ( for this , the card does n't need to be reversed of course . )
9 But because these books are written with a greater apparent degree of realism , the murder does not need to be the attention-grabbing , bizarre affair of the blueprint book .
10 In public the White House maintains that the president does not need a congressional resolution at all to use force .
11 The electorate did not need to be a democratic one , and as a general rule was not ; all that was needed was an electorate consisting of the men of substance , so that the government would be responsive to their choices .
12 In 1973 the government ran a considerable campaign to instruct electors how to record their votes under the system of proportional representation , but it was thought that after the experience of two proportional representation elections in 1973 the electorate did not need to be more than reminded of what was required .
13 We all like ‘ to do right ’ by our horses and this often involves the over-feeding of supplements , either because the horse does n't need them in the first place or because we tend to think ‘ a little bit extra will do him even more good ’ .
14 The machine does not need to know anything : it has to perform a task .
15 On it I shall argue that there is nothing that can not be understood , that there is nothing that can not be explained , and that everything is extraordinarily simple A great deal of the universe does not need any explanation .
16 The ignition does not need to be retarded on your carburettor engine to run on lead free .
17 The teacher does not need to know exactly what will happen and can not usefully plan a story line very far ahead , but should give a great deal of thought to the organisation of the lesson : How will groups be divided ?
18 This can only be achieved if the specified user is the manager of the package and if the DC raised to update the package does not need to be assessed by any other users .
19 If sold at a loss , the distributable reserves of the purchaser may be protected , assuming that the purchaser does not need to provide against its investment in the IHC .
20 The point does not need labouring .
21 ‘ The people of the GDR do not need lectures on this subject from outsiders , ’ commented Dr Kohl , adding that Mr Gorbachev 's survival was vital for the wider movement to democracy and reform in eastern Europe .
22 The bulk of the race does not need much describing .
23 In a sense the Advisor did not need to say more , for both her report and the fable of Fred begin to capture the mood of growing up .
24 Major Burrows had dealt with the matter so effectively the father did not need to administer any further punishment .
25 The ground does n't need to be perfectly smooth like a putting surface for a well-hit putt from off the edge of the green to finish very successfully .
26 The probe does not need to be kept moist making it suitable for all types of field work and the fact that there is no glass present makes it ideal for the food and drink pharmaceutical industries .
27 Such an order can be sought from a magistrates ' court on evidence that a representative sample is unsafe and the authority does not need to secure a conviction in this respect .
28 The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester refused to provide his police authority with information concerning the policing of an industrial dispute on the ground that the authority did not need the information in order to carry out its functions .
29 The burden of proof is shifted on to the defendant and although the prosecution does not need to prove that the accused intended that the impression be false and misleading , the defendant may need to establish that he reasonably believed that it would not be so .
30 Furthermore , the prosecution does not need to show that anyone has suffered loss .
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