Example sentences of "needed be " in BNC.
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| 31 | The injustice of life stung her bitterly — Sylvester getting them Bones and co as if they were straight out of the champions ' parade at the Horse of the Year Show and not even knowing that some horses jumped and some did n't , and thinking that all weedy little Hoomey needed was motivation to become Seb Coe the second … |
| 32 | We had sergeants and inspectors jumping on us for the least little thing and very often trying to get us into trouble , whereas young fellows learning the job , what we needed was assistance . |
| 33 | Harry led our team by example — although perhaps what some of his colleagues needed was a skipper who could also drive or cajole them to better things — but it was a mark of the respect in which he was held by Palace supporters that his well-deserved Benefit in 1953–54 was so well attended . |
| 34 | The equipment needed was quite elementary — padded trestles to lay the wings on , and cradles for holding them upright , small portable drilling machines and riveting guns and general metal fitting tools for one man and a woman assistant at each repair position . |
| 35 | Now , the last thing he needed was sleep . |
| 36 | All they needed was water to reconstitute them and there was definitely going to be no shortage of that particular commodity . |
| 37 | What the deaf people of Liverpool needed was their own building , so in 1876 , Healey started a building fund for a new institute . |
| 38 | The last thing I needed was her going all human on me . |
| 39 | What we both needed was to get away for a couple of days , to go somewhere peaceful , relaxing and free of any association with the past , where we could work out where we stood . |
| 40 | All she needed was a touch from my magic wand . |
| 41 | The last thing she needed was to be up in front of the stewards again . |
| 42 | What we needed was a moderate approach that we could work with and modify to our own needs . |
| 43 | The number of sureties needed was in proportion to the sum borrowed , one housekeeper for £5 , two for £10 and so on . |
| 44 | All he needed was a bow or a lyre . |
| 45 | All I needed was a chorus pedal and a booster . |
| 46 | After winning ‘ New Faces ’ , the first thing I needed was a musical director . |
| 47 | ( MVTR ) needed was publicity , so we sent a letter to leading journalists . |
| 48 | The last thing South Africa needed was for tourists , especially British tourists , to be murdered on the beaches . |
| 49 | ‘ He said what I needed was throwing on the floor and to be given a good seeing to , ’ she told the Norwich hearing . |
| 50 | All we needed was the bank 's cooperation and a bit of a breathing space . |
| 51 | With arts budgets being slashed by the government , stand-up comedy became a cheap and effective form of entertainment — all you needed was an upstairs room in a pub and a small PA system . |
| 52 | Hunt knew he had the faster car ; what he needed was the opportunity . |
| 53 | What Manville needed was an argument with gut-weight , real pull . |
| 54 | All he needed was the go-ahead . |
| 55 | It was just like the books said — all a man needed was a good technique . |
| 56 | All he needed was the money and support and he could produce it for Argentina using local materials . |
| 57 | What Fleischmann and Pons needed was their own proof of the neutrons and Harwell was well equipped with the necessary measuring instruments . |
| 58 | ‘ People are entitled to be angry — the cynical deceit of the Tory election campaign , the easy promise that all the economy needed was the reassurance of a Tory victory , all now exposed in the harsh light of the real world . ’ |
| 59 | What she needed was just one person , one wise and sympathetic grown-up who could help her to understand the meaning of this extraordinary happening . |
| 60 | Derek had another inspiration : what I needed was fresh air . |