Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] need [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I badly needed more money , so the take-over could not come too quickly as far as I was concerned .
2 I just need some information . ’
3 I just need some antibiotics , really , I suppose , to clear it up . ’
4 I soon needed that advice .
5 ‘ But I still need more money than I 'm earning , to look after Josh . ’
6 I also need some disks .
7 I also need more ground clearance .
8 I really need some chips .
9 I really need some advice about what to wear for the wedding . ’
10 I really need some guidance about modern authors .
11 Since many of my paintings feature horses these days , I feel I really need this knowledge in just the same way that being familiar with human anatomy is essential to really understanding figure drawing .
12 Since many of my paintings feature horses these days , I feel I really need this knowledge in just the same way that being familiar with human anatomy is essential to really understanding figure drawing .
13 When you find one , ask yourself' 'Do I really need this word or would the noun work better on its own ?
14 I told my father I was trying to get them over to the far side , to the mainland , and that the ones I had to bury , the ones which fell short , were victims of scientific research , but I doubt I really needed this excuse , my father never seemed bothered about the suffering of lower forms of life , despite having been a hippy , and perhaps because of his medical training .
15 I really needed some work .
16 Today many young people fail in the task of maturing into the genital phase of adolescence , a process which apparently needs much time ; they do not fully outgrow the phallic stage .
17 Another occupation , essential to the war effort and which urgently needed more staff was nursing .
18 She badly needed another drink but Maxim had n't finished his first yet .
19 All the same , she badly needed some air and solitude , so she stepped out to the veranda , closed the door silently behind her , slipped off her high heels and held them in one hand , then padded on silent stockinged feet down the back stairs and into the garden .
20 You obviously need some encouragement , but not too much. ,
21 One of Murphy 's Laws states that if the statistics do n't prove your point then you obviously need more statistics !
22 You only need more patience to unravel a complexly worded question , not necessarily more ability .
23 She desperately needed some time alone to think .
24 If you still need more information , write to the Secretary of the Local government Group at the Law Society , 50 Chancery Lane , London WC2A 1SX .
25 Whichever way you decide to produce your holiday movie you still need some kind of broad action-plan in your mind ; without this , you will inevitably find that you have filled the tape with a lot of unrelated odds and ends .
26 In fact , you probably needed some barrels , and I 'm sure or were given away .
27 He said you probably need another lesson to brush up on your
28 In January she clearly needed another break and she was off skiing in Klosters .
29 She would just lie awake half the night with her conscience pricking guiltily , and that would be a nuisance , because she really needed some sleep .
30 This is where you really need that information about the competition .
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