Example sentences of "[noun] she needed [was/were] " in BNC.

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1	As the kettle began to boil , she realised that the mugs she needed were stowed beneath the sink .
2	The last person she needed was fitzAlan , but an attendant of humble rank would n't matter , if it helped her to obtain permission to go into the town .
3	The last thing in the world she needed was to be attracted to the man who had been Elise 's lover — even if he were n't already engaged in a live-in relationship with another woman !
4	The last thing she needed was to be up in front of the stewards again .
5	The last thing she needed was to be trapped in a broken-down vehicle with Piers Morrison .
6	And , she realised , the very last thing she needed was a post-mortem on a failed relationship , especially when the relationship had been so horribly one-sided .
7	She was extremely wet and cold and the very last thing she needed was this man 's mockery .
8	The last thing she needed was to be found trespassing in the Baron 's private grounds .
9	She went up the narrow stone stairs with infinite care , reflecting that the last thing she needed was to slip and sprain something , and peered cautiously around her .
10	Luke Calder was used to getting what he wanted from life , and the last thing she needed was for him to turn his sights on to her , even though it might only be to put her back in her place !
11	Until she 'd made up her mind one way or the other , the last thing she needed was for rumours of an imminent retirement from music to start circulating .
12	The last thing she needed was for the plane to go without her .
13	‘ I 'm hoping to see something of Czechoslovakia while I 'm here , ’ she replied , but as it suddenly struck her that the silence emanating from Ven Gajdusek was decidedly chilly — and since the last thing she needed was to be bad friends with him if he objected to Lubor Ondrus flirting with her on his time , ‘ But now I must return to my hotel , ’ she added .

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