Example sentences of "need [be] " in BNC.

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31 so you 've got the sex and you 've got , you need an N , that 's all you need in n it ?
32 ‘ I think I 've got the answer — all I need 's a little paint . ’
33 Whatever happens I just know that she need 's a mother 's love . ’
34 All you need 's a Vax account .
35 ‘ What you need 's a holiday , ’ said Constance .
36 Why are they worried about wardrobes when they 're getting married all they need 's a bed .
37 Look , what you probably need is some fresh air .
38 To make these adjustable plant supports , all you need is a piece of semi-rigid green netting and a few canes .
39 Few fields are perfect and all you need is a good sized field with a level or uphill gradient and a good surface .
40 All you need is love .
41 The only equipment you need is a watch or a clock with a second hand or second display .
42 Make sure that you talk to a number of people to find out whether what you need is available .
43 What they also need is a good half-hour run off the lead , daily , in a safe place , to maintain a well-balanced mind .
44 ‘ Apart from that , all you need is to be passed fit and healthy for a doctor 's examination . ’
45 To take one last example , when we read in Canto 101 ( and many other places ) about ‘ Mont Ségur ’ , the gloss we need is in the Michelin Guide to the pyrenees , where we learn that the Château of Mont Ségur saw the last stand of the Cathars or Albigensians , another heretical movement of the Middle Ages which is mysteriously connected with the quest of the grail .
46 Where Morley offends the gangbusters is in saying that crack does n't invariably kill or addict , and that , if what you need is a change of mind , it can be fun while it lasts .
47 ‘ What I need is a nice girl , ’ he said .
48 What new acts really need is the embryonic version of these people .
49 ‘ I totally accept that what you need is the ability to get people to believe in the vision that you put forward of the company , to accept it and to be willing to work towards it .
50 What we need is someone to liven things up . ’
51 What you need is rest and good food . ’
52 ‘ What we need is to put more focus on creating brand-consciousness — and by that I mean everything that makes up a brand , such as style , colour , fashionableness , image , price , quality .
53 But what we really need is a sense of ourselves — which the French and Italians simply ooze . ’
54 If The Redskins are the Clash of the new soul , what we need is soul 's Sex Pistols , a group that can work from soul 's unrealism , its dangerous ecstasy , to make unreasonable demands .
55 All you need is a clean water-supply and an efficient way of getting rid of human excrement .
56 All we need is a trip to the library in Matlock tomorrow . ’
57 All they need is a warm corner , a nice bit of sun , careful feeding — that 's splendid pig manure we put in — and plenty of interest .
58 All you need is £8,000 and about two months hard graft , as one Clwyd farmer found out .
59 My favourite , no-check method of raising the dozen , or so , plants I need is to set seeds in biodegradable 3in ( 8cm ) Fyba Growpots .
60 What you really need is a shed on wheels which you can pull behind you .
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