Example sentences of "they [vb mod] need a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coronation Street 's 20 million viewers would , for instance , be unlikely to be deprived — but they may need a satellite dish if Granada sold the show to BSB . |
| 2 | They may need a little time to think about it , but they 'll try most things once . |
| 3 | They may need a good deal of support because of these conflicts , yet this is rarely available . |
| 4 | As I mentioned on the phone , if you want a mass eat-in at Crest Hotel in York , they 'll need a booking . |
| 5 | You 're aware that at some stage they 'll need a wash , but you just leave them until they 've calmed down or you talk to them about it . |
| 6 | ‘ Do just pop over and ask them whether Squish and Trouncy can make it under their own steam on Saturday or whether they 'll need a lift . ’ |
| 7 | Judith Hurwitz , now head of the Hurwitz Consulting Group , says the whole tone of SCO Forum was different this year and obviously indicates they are jockeying to go public — even though they 'll need a couple more quarters at least to get the kind of track record they need to do it . |
| 8 | They 'll need a signal that I 'm back . |
| 9 | They might need a less emotionally demanding environment in which they can recuperate and relax before they are able to tackle relationships again . |
| 10 | Mick Jagger , David Mellor , Michael Winner , and many other middle-aged , ego-tripping men who look as if they 'd need a Zimmer frame to get a leg-up and a miracle to get it over . |
| 11 | Sunil had sent three of them tonight and if he kept that rate up they 'd need a double-decker bus to follow me by Christmas Eve . |
| 12 | They 'd need an affidavit to say This is not mine , it belongs to Mr er whatever his name was I 've forgotten it now . |
| 13 | They would need a lot of convincing before accepting that tourism is a better bet . |
| 14 | Their practice nurses would need some specialist diabetic training and they would need a dietetic service . |
| 15 | ‘ They would need a bigger margin than that to mount a search down there at the bottom of the world . |
| 16 | another mistake in the film was to suggest that in a a short franchise , say of seven years they would need a great deal of working capital , but they wo n't need a great deal of working capital or or share capital , they will actually be running a business where they get subsidy , because if er they 're involving socially necessary lines , like commuter lines , or or rural lines , then we 've made it very clear er that the taxpayers subsidy will continue , because these are loss making businesses , they will be bid they will bid for subsidy , and they will continue to get that subsidy , so they will have the flow of whatever income they can increase , in the passenger franchise , plus the subsidy , plus , and this is a very important point in what we 're doing in the restructuring of British Rail , you see , nobody up till now has said that British Rail is perfect , everyone acknowledges that there are big improvements to be made , the way we 're structuring it will get those improvements because the smaller franchises , not the great big monolithic nationalized industry , the smaller units , ha will be able to identify much more clearly where they can make the savings and where they can increase the revenue . |
| 17 | If you are going to double student numbers , then the extra students are going to come from lower-income families and they will need a full grant . |
| 18 | They will need a good showing to put themselves back in contention for a place in Britain 's Olympic squad . |
| 19 | Botham may find himself having to bowl rather more than his contract anticipated , and with nearly half the team aged 35 or more they will need a fit physio-therapist . |
| 20 | Moreover , both of these groups , while they will need a great deal of outside support in the initial stages , have perhaps more reason to welcome the independence and privacy a single lifestyle gives them than anyone else . |
| 21 | They will need space and comfort , perhaps a garden if they have always been used to one and enjoy gardening , and , above all , they will need a property that gives them some self esteem and security . |
| 22 | The regulation on the export of cultural goods outside the EC says that they will need a licence . |
| 23 | ‘ They will need a bit more this time with Portadown in such great shape . |
| 24 | But if England lose the second Test , they will need a new captain as well as a new-look team Gooch would surely not survive any longer . |