Example sentences of "[modal v] need [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Large leaves may need support from a cane or , in the case of ficus , can be gently rolled up with an elastic band . |
| 2 | Before considering direct assistance to the learner-readers themselves , there is another group who may need support — the parents . |
| 3 | In good hot summers , dill will grow rampantly and strongly , but may need support if there is much wind . |
| 4 | the balance of responsibilities between supervisor and research student , and the effectiveness of their fulfilment , may need reconsideration . |
| 5 | Globe artichokes are sprouting new leaves and may need protection from frost in cold areas . |
| 6 | You may need protection . |
| 7 | ( She suggests , however , that a local authority should have a duty ‘ to consider the case of a vulnerable elderly person ’ who may need protection , see Chapter 2 . ) |
| 8 | The stems die down in autumn and the crown may need protection in hard winters . |
| 9 | Again , low-income local families may need council houses but the in-migrant middle class may oppose all new developments , having obtained their own foothold in the village . |
| 10 | If women enjoy low status they may need sons for prestige as well as protection . |
| 11 | They will benefit especially , too , from explicit teaching about language , which is already included in the recommended programmes of study and which may need adaptation and reinforcement for such pupils . |
| 12 | The dawn phenomenon may also be successfully controlled in patients receiving infusions of insulin , although the nocturnal infusion rate may need modification ( Geffner et al , 1983 ; Levy-Marchal et al , 1983 ; Bending et al , 1984 ) . |
| 13 | But it also asserts that parents may need assistance in exercising their responsibilities , and here the Act takes a quantum leap from the old , restricted notions of ‘ prevention ’ , to a more positive outreaching duty of ‘ support for children and families ’ . |
| 14 | They may need assistance in : how to be more objective ; becoming better at listening and communicating ; how the scheme will be managed and co-ordinated and so on . |
| 15 | Some pupils with special educational needs , with or without statements , may need assistance to enable them to communicate their achievements . |
| 16 | Elderly people with mental impairment who can no longer manage their own affairs may need assistance from a social worker in protecting their finances by consultation with the Court of Protection , under the Mental Health Act 1983 . |
| 17 | The patient may need assistance to cough . |
| 18 | The client may need reassurance that the standards the hotel claims to offer have been scrutinised by an independent body . |
| 19 | Our definition is pragmatic , chosen such that the renal failure is severe enough to influence patient survival and morbidity , may need specialist advice , and may have workload and planning implications . |
| 20 | Some patients may need drug therapy at diagnosis if they are thin and have lost much weight with severe hyperglycaemia , are very symptomatic or perhaps with evidence of infection . |
| 21 | It is more useful on a combination oven ( for conventional or combination cooking ) than on a microwave ( where cooking times are very short anyway , and food may need turning or stirring ) . |
| 22 | We may need back-up — Dillon is n't a man I like but in a tight corner he 's formidable . ’ |
| 23 | The patient may need help with eating . |
| 24 | The patient may need help with organizing the tools and trying out new tasks at first . |
| 25 | The patient may also need to practise being a passenger in the car : getting in and out may be difficult , so you may need help from the occupational therapist or physiotherapist to find the easiest way of managing . |
| 26 | You may need help over self-discipline , praying for others , using the gift of tongues , suitable reading , dryness , finding your praying is very different from others in your house group . |
| 27 | May need help and can ask for it ; |
| 28 | Arrangements will have to be made with a suitable removal firm if she is going to bring some of her furniture with her , and she may need help in finding the best dealers or auctioneers to take the items she wants to dispose of . |
| 29 | ‘ I would imagine Bob may need help with his album , but I 'm having far too much fun in the playground and getting pissed . |
| 30 | But you ca n't sell yourself unless you know what you can offer and this is where you may need help . |