Example sentences of "[was/were] a [noun] [that] need " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was a position that needed to be articulated , ’ says Mr Lawrence , ‘ and I agree with him . |
| 2 | ‘ Gordon is an established professional who has represented his country and played for his clubs with distinction and we took up his case because we felt it was a slur that needed to be removed . ’ |
| 3 | I had meant her to laugh , but instead she frowned as though my happiness was a puzzle that needed to be understood . |
| 4 | Did he think she was a horse that needed soothing ? |
| 5 | But I suppose you could say that it was a war that needed fighting ; if that can ever be said about any war . ’ |
| 6 | We used to have to use a generator for our electricity and that used to go off at ten o'clock at night so if there was an operation that needed doing , there were two car batteries that were turned on and you used to have to do it by those . |