Example sentences of "a [noun sg] needs [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a framework needs to be flexible enough to move with the times , keep abreast of public sympathy , but ensure that their control over our lives remains essentially untouched . |
| 2 | A horse needs to be able to use its different senses of sight , hearing , touch , smell , and taste , and to perceive change and variety . |
| 3 | A broodmare needs to be roomy , with a good barrel , plenty of length from hip to hock , and sufficient width in the pelvis for foaling to be trouble-free . |
| 4 | The United Kingdom as a whole needs to be ready for the challenge ahead . |
| 5 | Such a grammar needs to be appropriate to the audience that is to use it , its content needs to be appropriate to the culture of the people whose language is to be learnt , and it needs to progress smoothly from one topic to another . |
| 6 | Though the principles of representative government are important to pluralists as embodying equal rights to vote , express opinion and associate with like-minded people for political ends , the individual citizen of a democracy needs to be able to join with others before an interest can be effectively mobilized . |
| 7 | As , by law , a speedo needs to be correct to within 10 per cent . |