Example sentences of "need not have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whilst to begin with inevitable , Hodge and his colleagues need not have relied so heavily or for so long on Japanese personnel . |
| 2 | The constable need not have witnessed the conduct in question before he utters his warning ; he could act on the basis of a report that he received from a person who has been caused harassment , alarm or distress , or on the report of somebody who has witnessed it . |
| 3 | Roderick Random need not have elected to travel from Newcastle to London by road . |
| 4 | As Nicholson pointed out , he need not have done that , since most percentage deals are struck at the time of pre-production contracts . |
| 5 | He ought not to have died , and if I had gone with my mother to the doctor and done my part as a son , I feel as if he need not have done . ’ |
| 6 | To explain a social phenomenon is therefore to capture its uniqueness and show why it happened when it need not have done . |
| 7 | The winner 's benefit from responding appropriately to such a signal is that it does not risk injury by escalating the conflict into a real fight when it need not have done so . |
| 8 | ‘ It need not have done , ’ Rose argued . |
| 9 | Obviously concerned that his analysis of the negative influence of discipline on the efficiency of systems of communication might offend or incite displeasure , he avoided confrontation ; but he need not have worried . |
| 10 | I need not have worried . |
| 11 | I need not have worried , however , for the plot was rapidly unfolding and we were being drawn into the action . |
| 12 | He need not have worried . |
| 13 | Tamar offered up a silent prayer that Stephen would not be cajoled into agreeing to the step , but she need not have worried . |
| 14 | I need not have worried , thought Lee . |
| 15 | I need not have worried . |
| 16 | When Ruth saw Willie she realised that she need not have worried about him . |
| 17 | She need not have worried , however , for her good nature and naturally hospitable manner covered up any small deficiencies in deportment . |
| 18 | He need not have worried . |
| 19 | I need not have worried . |
| 20 | He need not have worried . |
| 21 | The totter need not have worried . |
| 22 | The ex-serviceman need not have worried . |
| 23 | I need not have worried . |
| 24 | I need not have worried ; the officers and men were welcoming and friendly . |
| 25 | But she need not have worried . |
| 26 | I need not have worried . |
| 27 | Bodies massive enough to excavate maria have been few in number though such bodies need not have exceeded about 100 km in diameter . |
| 28 | This , in itself , need not have posed much of a challenge to the conventional wisdom : if unemployment had been at unusually low levels at the time , the acceleration of inflation could have been explained in terms of the simple Phillips curve and contractionary demand management policies could have been implemented . |
| 29 | The actor need not have intended war to come about . |
| 30 | Mr. Miller , of whom I must always retain the highest sense , both for the Knowledge I have received from his Labours , and more particularly that Friendship and Communicativeness with which he always treated me , was blessed with a more favourable Situation in the progress of his Experiments , by enjoying the kind Influence of the Sun ( the parent of Vegetation ) in so high a Degree as to have the Vine in full ripeness on the natural Wall , without the assistance of Art ; and could we all experience the same Felicity , I need not have communicated my Observations or my Countrymen wanted an other Tutor … |