Example sentences of "[conj] what [pron] need be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er I ca n't , you know , there seems to be an inconsistency in so many people who are against national wars but er would say that what we need is a revolutionary situation in order to change things for the better within society . |
| 2 | ‘ John Dyson , ’ the chairman was saying , ‘ do you , as a journalist , agree with the suggestion that what we need is for the press to take a firm moral lead and play down all news to do with race relations ? ’ |
| 3 | Yes , I think it 's totally clear that what we need is a short message , and it 's a white paper , and therefore it 's inviting a message , so what we really need is a short message to go with the A B C and the government act on the two S P's and I would give an undertaking at this point that it will go under the chief environmental health officers ' name . |
| 4 | He said that what he needed was more contact with ordinary people . |
| 5 | Now much of the rest of the stone of the building also dates from the medieval period but in fact in the nineteenth century the building er was very popular as a church and the vicar at the time decided that what he needed was more space and so they knocked down virtually the whole building apart from the tower and the east erm erm window and rebuilt it to put in the er gallery at the level that we 're standing here . |
| 6 | A male friend had tried to dissuade Hale from seeking a much needed job and had given her a thousand dollars to buy ‘ the most beautiful dress in New York ’ , telling her that what she needed was to find a rich husband . |
| 7 | She 'd finally realised that what she needed was to commit mind , body and soul into something challenging and exciting . |
| 8 | ‘ I totally accept that what you need is the ability to get people to believe in the vision that you put forward of the company , to accept it and to be willing to work towards it . |
| 9 | It is easy enough now for me to convince you that what you need is a PC running Windows and capable of running up-to-date software such as Timeworks 3 and Works for Windows ( which basically means a 386 , although an SX model will do ) . |
| 10 | The main penalty of recession is unemployment , and what we need is more jobs , not more consumption . |
| 11 | That Bingham-Jones boy had been a nuisance all day ; he was a spoiled brat ; and what he needed was a good smacking . |
| 12 | And what I need is an ‘ ot cocoa , or an ‘ ot something ’ . |
| 13 | Cos what I need is like a block of wood . |
| 14 | Where Morley offends the gangbusters is in saying that crack does n't invariably kill or addict , and that , if what you need is a change of mind , it can be fun while it lasts . |
| 15 | So miracles can be worked , but what we need is a few smoke signals to indicate that someone , somewhere in the four home unions has the preparations for the world sevens championship a little further advanced than the drawing board . |
| 16 | ‘ I know it sounds modest , ’ he concedes , ‘ but what we need is to do one thing well . |
| 17 | ‘ But what you need is something to do . |
| 18 | ‘ You talk about getting a job — but what you need is a good long rest . |
| 19 | but what you need is a one to one to get the child out the building if there 's a fire |
| 20 | Make sure that you talk to a number of people to find out whether what you need is available . |