Example sentences of "he did [not/n't] need [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But whoever killed him did n't need to be especially fit with a weapon like that in their hand . ’ |
| 2 | He did not need to . |
| 3 | Why , it might still be asked , did Franco go to so much trouble to give the impression that his regime had a basis other than sheer force , when that selfsame exercise made it clear that he did not need to ? |
| 4 | As scientist he adopted a certain method of explaining things ; as philosopher he tried to go one step further , he tried to justify his scientific methodology with arguments intended to prove that the things he did not need in his explanations — objective colours , sounds , and so on — did not exist . |
| 5 | ‘ He did n't need to . |
| 6 | He never would , she said , because he did n't need to . |
| 7 | He did n't need to . |
| 8 | The dentist was very decent , looked up his records although he did n't need to , because he 'd treated Mr. Stavanger for years and knew him quite well . |
| 9 | He did n't need to be more explicit . |
| 10 | He did n't need to . |
| 11 | ‘ He did n't need to . |
| 12 | But then he did n't need to , it was all in his eyes . |
| 13 | An icy wind was blowing , but the moment Modi saw me he came and said , quite casually , as if referring to something he did n't need in the least : ‘ Look here , I 'll sell you my overcoat , it 's much too big for me and should fit you nicely . ’ ’ |