Example sentences of "[pers pn] need [indef pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do I need one for that ? |
| 2 | I felt that I needed someone to be with me all day and all night . |
| 3 | ‘ I was so wrapped up in my own performances that I needed someone with experience to help . |
| 4 | Yes , you see the thing is one appointment can cock up your whole system , because if it like you said , if one , if a customer does happen to call in and say , look I need somebody in here desperately , when do you want it , when it 's smack in the middle , it 's not the other side of the world , but you know he 's in Nuneaton or something , well you still have to go out and see him . |
| 5 | and I need one for my father . |
| 6 | ‘ I need nothing from a man ! ’ |
| 7 | I need something with a bit more life . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I said , ‘ I need something for myself and if I do n't get it then I worry for me and my marriage ’ . ’ |
| 9 | I need something for that other tub now , I 'm thinking of lobelia around the edge . |
| 10 | Might deal with this present moment , but I need something for tomorrow , and the next day , and week next week , and next year . |
| 11 | ‘ I need someone with brains like you , ’ he said to Simon , not daring to turn and look into his face . |
| 12 | ‘ I need lots of bums in beds here at Crystal Springs , Michael , so the sooner we get moving on sales and promotion , the better . ’ |
| 13 | Reeling somewhat from the gin concoction , and making for the captain 's office , I console myself with the thought that if I need anything from an appendectomy to open heart surgery , there is no shortage of equipment or expertise to hand . |
| 14 | Ye need somebody tae speak for ye , tae take ye in by the hand . ’ |
| 15 | Do you need one after the next one , 'cos which sticks one , which |
| 16 | Do you need anything from the house ? |
| 17 | She needs plenty of shouting at or she 'd go to sleep on her feet . ’ |
| 18 | She needs plenty of rest and quiet . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Only when she needs something from you , perhaps ? ’ |
| 20 | She needs someone of her own age to talk with — maybe even to quarrel with at times , ’ said Elizabeth Mowbray with a smile . |
| 21 | Having got as far as the inverted stage , the easiest answer is to pull the stick back and perform a ha If loop to recover ( again , that 's why you needed lots of height ) . |
| 22 | Now , because she needed something from him , she was prepared to give in . |
| 23 | Bourgois asked how to use the car and she slipped away to fetch help from neighbours after saying she needed something from the boot , said Mr Bright . |
| 24 | Nurse Herbert is very efficient , but the woman was awfully tense , she needed someone like you , someone with the special touch . |
| 25 | Some states even issue a non-driver 's licence : it actually says This Is Not A Driver 's Licence because you need something for identification . |
| 26 | I think you need something on the other panel , above the oculist charts , he said at last . |
| 27 | Well that 's a bulb , you need one without the other , so if that does n't arrive so you 're knackered . |
| 28 | You need one for simple jobs like driving picture pins , and for all sorts of other tasks like nailing down loose floorboards and mending fences , not to mention any woodwork you may be assembling . |
| 29 | Just as you have a routine for looking after your skin , so you need one for looking after your hair . |
| 30 | Well , I think you need one after |