Example sentences of "[pers pn] need a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Surely one of thee needs a drudge ?
2 Q. Will I need a survey ?
3 Okay okay just so I ca n't I need a couple more calls to finish off the programme and take a couple more records er O nine O four six four one six four one would you ring me .
4 Do I need a passport or visa ?
5 Would I need a strainer on the pipe to the pond ?
6 Well so do I , I need a lot of money , a lot a lot of money
7 Will I need a firearm ? ’
8 can I need a hat with it ?
9 But wo n't I need a Solicitor ?
10 Now that 's , no fair comment , I take the point fully er I 'm just saying , you know , that you 've got a thirty five year old , och why the hell do I need a pension .
11 ‘ Do I need a reason ? ’ she asked , slipping off her coat and sitting down .
12 Had I needed a kidney , where the demand is much higher I am sure my guilt factor would be far higher .
13 I needed a hit . ’
14 Another reason why I needed a change , or something else by way of reaction , was an increasing interest in current politics .
15 I must have recognized that I needed a change ; for no reason short of extreme exhaustion would have induced me to alter my plans with Eliot .
16 Anyway I needed a change .
17 ‘ I was brought back eventually but by then I felt I needed a change as well .
18 I needed a change , so when he said there might be a job coming up , I decided to go for it .
19 ‘ The first time I felt I needed a change this season was when I played against Latvia for the Republic of Ireland .
20 Would have to be er probably a lot lower , this would probably be a maximum , because , I felt I needed a bit of time , to just sort of , you know , pass information .
21 I needed a bit of space to unwind and think . ’
22 I needed a driver , ’ she said , and managed to smile at him .
23 If ever I needed a country pub it was now .
24 He said : ‘ I needed a rest , but a change is often as good and the chance to experience English rugby was too good to turn down .
25 I needed a rest when I got back .
26 I needed a bowl of fruit for the dining table in the new dolls-house and set about finding one ’ , she said .
27 If I said I needed a member of the cast to be doused with a bucket of water , he would be the first to volunteer ; he was game for anything .
28 AFTER the strange events which took me to the West African desert , I needed a spell at sea .
29 Besides , ’ his features underwent a subtle change , setting to granite hardness , ‘ I paid your bail because I needed a crew as well as a cook .
30 I needed a crew who could cook .
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