Example sentences of "need was for " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that was needed was for someone to take Rowland 's ascetic vision/version of soul fanaticism and commandeer it for political ends . |
| 2 | What was needed was for the Government to spend much more money , in a more caring fashion . |
| 3 | What was needed was for us to get together with an arbitrator . |
| 4 | All that was needed was for one kind of film to do well at the box-office and a new Hollywood format would be established . |
| 5 | Perhaps , as Ho said later , all that was needed was for the French to pronounce one word : independence ; but on both sides this was the most fraught and emotional issue . |
| 6 | The last thing South Africa needed was for tourists , especially British tourists , to be murdered on the beaches . |
| 7 | Their private parts were firmly jammed in the wringer and all it needed was for somebody to the rescue . |
| 8 | All it needed was for the envelope to be stuck down . |
| 9 | Luke Calder was used to getting what he wanted from life , and the last thing she needed was for him to turn his sights on to her , even though it might only be to put her back in her place ! |
| 10 | Until she 'd made up her mind one way or the other , the last thing she needed was for rumours of an imminent retirement from music to start circulating . |
| 11 | The last thing she needed was for the plane to go without her . |
| 12 | Little damage had been done , all it needed was for the cargo to be reassembled , but , while several tourists were rushing energetically around attempting to do this , the drivers of the carts had taken time off to chat . |