Example sentences of "feel [pron] need a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you feel you need a bit of excitement in your life ? |
| 2 | I feel we need a poet to tell of the contribution made to our Christian Aid Week by those who stay at home and bake so that the baking stall can be kept so magnificently supplied every day . |
| 3 | She writes , ‘ If anyone is visiting the South West and feel they need a knitting ‘ fix ’ , they would be very welcome to visit us . ’ |
| 4 | I know that some parents might become tense while waiting to see their children , and they feel they need a cigarette to calm their nerves . |
| 5 | ‘ I was brought back eventually but by then I felt I needed a change as well . |
| 6 | ‘ The first time I felt I needed a change this season was when I played against Latvia for the Republic of Ireland . |
| 7 | I felt I needed a drink but was determined to keep a clear head for tomorrow . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | If Sindy really feels she needs a face-lift , surely there are better faces she could have lifted . |
| 10 | He feels they need a prod . ’ |
| 11 | In short , there appeared to be a cutoff at five years , such that those with responsibility time spans of less than five years felt they needed a manager with a responsibility time span of more than five years . |
| 12 | He had won it convincingly , as the judges ' 60–56 , 60–56 , 60–57 scores proved , but such is the tension of the schools finals second only in most young boxers ' eyes to the senior ABA finals that he felt he needed a bit more help . |
| 13 | Perhaps he felt he needed a best-seller like Morton 's to re-establish his claim to those titles . |
| 14 | He felt he needed a drink — this could be quite a trying evening . |
| 15 | I felt he needed a break . |
| 16 | In Prescott v Bulldog Tools Ltd [ 1981 ] 3 All ER 869 the court adopted a more pragmatic approach by saying that if the defendant genuinely felt he needed an examination of the plaintiff which involved the risk of a real but short-term injury , the court could balance the plaintiff 's objections against the defendant 's request to ensure a fair determination of the issues . |