Example sentences of "do n't need [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't need to be on her guard all the time . |
| 2 | She did n't need to be told twice . |
| 3 | And one did n't need to be told that she 's unhappy about Alison . ’ |
| 4 | But whoever killed him did n't need to be especially fit with a weapon like that in their hand . ’ |
| 5 | But Big Mal did n't need to be told after Rovers ' spirited performance was undone by Tommy Johnson 's late strike . |
| 6 | She did n't need to be Sherlock Holmes to know how he had picked up his nick-name . |
| 7 | ‘ Communicators that work , ’ growled Sergeant Juron , in the bitter tone of one who did n't need to be reminded . |
| 8 | Grimm and Meh'Lindi did n't need to be told to do likewise . |
| 9 | Patrick did n't need to be a doctor to know that his mother was drinking herself into an early grave . |
| 10 | Or perhaps the universe , or the agency that created it , existed forever and did n't need to be created . |
| 11 | But Kerrison did n't need to be far out , if he were the murderer . |
| 12 | He had taken it for granted that the other reasons did n't need to be spelled out . |
| 13 | We were almost into November now and I did n't need to be an expert navigator to work out from the charts , and the Admiralty Pilot lying open on the chart table , that to be into the south of the Weddell Sea in time to take maximum advantage of the summer loosening of the pack we would need to be away not later than end-November . |
| 14 | They did n't need to be rounded characterisations , just functional bit parts . |
| 15 | After all , it did n't need to be true . |
| 16 | Belinda did n't need to be told twice . |
| 17 | He did n't need to be more explicit . |
| 18 | She did n't need to be told that this was Claudine because the newcomer swept up to Alain and bent to kiss his cheek with an air of one who was quite accustomed to his undivided attention . |
| 19 | ‘ It did n't need to be said . |
| 20 | She did n't need to be warned , Sabine thought drily , as Antoinette flushed angrily . |
| 21 | And somehow she did n't need to be told they had arrived . |
| 22 | His arms tightened around her and desire did n't need to be summoned consciously . |
| 23 | She would tell Robert that and let him know that she did n't need to be treated as though she were completely helpless . |
| 24 | Mike organized it , for me to go over there and then I did n't need to be there at all , cos noth nobody turned up . |
| 25 | You do n't need to be statistician or a graphic artist to be able to use TableCurve — the professional-standard curve fitting program designed for scientists and engineers . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't need to be more famous , ’ he said last week after returning to a charmingly comfortable home converted from farm buildings some 15 miles to the north-west of Newcastle . |
| 27 | Four to follow in this year 's World Series RICK REUSCHEL ( Giants ) Age : 40 Position : Starting pitcher ( right-handed ) At 240lb and proportioned like a darts player , ‘ Big Daddy ’ is proof that you do n't need to be a super-athlete to succeed . |
| 28 | These broadcasts do n't need to be records because live performances on local radio can also count . |
| 29 | You do n't need to be trained to get a gun licence . |
| 30 | He disapproves of bribery : ‘ Children do n't need to be saddled with the nagging aspirations of parents who expect little Johnny to do everything they did plus everything they did n't manage to do . ’ |