Example sentences of "but [pers pn] need [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the purpose of this memoir , the details are irrelevant , and my experience was commonplace to that time of life ; but I needed to talk to someone . |
| 2 | I did n't mean to become so intense about it — I had realised my mistake the previous time — but I needed to keep from pining and working a sixteen-hour day seemed to be the only way I could manage it . |
| 3 | I 'm sorry , she lied , beside herself , but I need to talk to you . |
| 4 | ‘ Ah , but I need to know for sure , you see , because I have some doubts , and before you ask me why I should be so concerned I will assure you that this time it is partly for my own self-esteem that I would like to know . ’ |
| 5 | I 've got a couple of erm , really going to be specific to do essay writing , but I need to get in the subjects in . |
| 6 | And look at the way he 's slept on it oh I 'm not running Tim , I ca n't cope this morning , I know sometimes we do , but I need to walk to the gate like a lady |
| 7 | I 've enjoyed it all and got some great memories , but I need to concentrate on family life now . ’ |
| 8 | I mean I can tell you that there 's water in the pipe if you 're thirsty , but you need to go to the pipe with a glass and turn the tap on in order to er not to be thirsty any more , in order to receive the water . |
| 9 | But you need to speak with pers well it 's an internal vacancy is n't it , yes and you speak with personnel and they 'll rubber stamp the post , or position rather , age ? |
| 10 | 17–20 You are doing better than average , but you need to concentrate on balancing your activity/relaxation quotient . |
| 11 | They play in a relaxed atmosphere but you need to play to a reasonable standard and have your own ‘ whites ’ . |
| 12 | Kelly could see her clothes in the corner across the room , but she needed to get to them without being jumped by this barrel of lard . |
| 13 | People walking in but we need to need to clearly define the areas and if it 's that the national account department at has this list of corporate clients then maybe it makes sense that the national account manager responsible for deals with those also |
| 14 | But we need to talk to Earth Commander again . |
| 15 | Expand that up , you 'll end up with a normal inner leaflet to the membrane , a phospholipids but the outer the , er the outer layer is almost exclusively composed of this stuff , lycropolysacrulite I mentioned this in an earlier lecture but we need to go into in a little bit more detail . |
| 16 | But we need to go beyond simplistic simulations . |
| 17 | Together , we are the Church of the PRESENT — but we need to work as ONE to be the Church of the future ! |
| 18 | There have been two disappointments since then , but we need to build on it . ’ |
| 19 | But we need to know by how much . |
| 20 | But we need to look at the issue calmly , listen to others who have different perspectives and then sort out our own priorities . |
| 21 | Simons 's argument appeals to common sense but we need to bear in mind an alternative point of view . |
| 22 | Yes , it is true that much has been gained , but we need to understand from the perspective of pre-modern rural England some of the things that have been lost . |
| 23 | then I think , we have n't , I think we 're getting better at attracting women into services and and providing what they 're looking for but we need to hear from them what they 're looking for , erm er with , from those services . |
| 24 | They may moan about it every Monday morning , they may agitate for shorter hours and longer holidays , but they need to work for their self-respect . ’ |
| 25 | We were a few feet from the main entrance , but he needed to pause before moving on . |
| 26 | But he needs to believe in what he teaches , and tries not to lie . |
| 27 | Andy would like to see canoeing increasing a lot but it needs marketing outside the trade through the national media . |