Example sentences of "[pos pn] need [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I feel it is my need as an American to address and educate other Americans about what they 're up to . ’ |
| 2 | By the time I was out of the schoolroom , I had lost my need for a parent . |
| 3 | My need for a meal and bed overcame my apprehensions . |
| 4 | Those who wish to receive an intervention , having considered the probability of a particular outcome , will translate their need into a demand for care . |
| 5 | But it was evident that an argument was taking place between the adults , possibly as to whether their need of a refrigerator was greater than their desire for a mammoth room heater . |
| 6 | Much of the speech by the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East , which lacked content , was taken up by a series of jealous tirades against the pay of people in the private sector who have satisfied shareholders , directors and other representatives of their need for a pay rise . |
| 7 | And studies have shown that if people are injected , even with not a drug that sort of , satisfies their need for a while , and what does work is a change of environment for people and that does come down to people not , you know , being able to work , people being unemployed , and also peer group pressure like th , the woman said over there . |
| 8 | Furthermore , it is commonly argued that the courts can fail to place a proper actuarial value on potential pension benefits and that ( typically in pursuit of a ‘ clean break ’ ) a divorcing wife 's loss of potential benefits can be ‘ traded off ’ or glossed over against her need for a home . |
| 9 | Mr Ricks said Koresh had now told negotiators that astrological events were taking place that would meet his need for a sign from God . |
| 10 | Yet despite his efforts , his wife shewed no sign of becoming pregnant and his need for a son remained unfulfilled . |
| 11 | So fascinated was he , that only occasionally did he remember to touch her , only once or twice interrupt her to bend and kiss her lips , and forgot completely his need for a cigarette . |