Example sentences of "need [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You need me for anything else now ? |
| 2 | You need me for this one . ’ |
| 3 | They apparently need them for all manner of reasons . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I might get my arms blown off , I need them for my work ! |
| 5 | They identify the central issue as that of dependency : given the sexual division of labour , women , unlike men , have dependants who need them for their very survival . |
| 6 | Now , after the death of two of my colleagues , I need them for my own protection . |
| 7 | And Mum , if Dave and Anna call round for me tomorrow morning can you tell them we 've gone to the Prince Charles baths and to come there , and Mum , I went to the shoemender 's to collect my sandals , but they were shut and I need them for tomorrow evening because — Oh , thanks Mum . |
| 8 | We already have a car , motor cycle and bicycle lined up , but we need someone for the bus and train . |
| 9 | This is being pragmatically run — many stories need someone for radio and someone for Television . |
| 10 | I need you for protection ! ’ |
| 11 | You need one for simple jobs like driving picture pins , and for all sorts of other tasks like nailing down loose floorboards and mending fences , not to mention any woodwork you may be assembling . |
| 12 | Just as you have a routine for looking after your skin , so you need one for looking after your hair . |
| 13 | and I need one for my father . |
| 14 | ‘ I said , ‘ I need something for myself and if I do n't get it then I worry for me and my marriage ’ . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We need something for lunch , ’ said Helen . |
| 16 | Some states even issue a non-driver 's licence : it actually says This Is Not A Driver 's Licence because you need something for identification . |
| 17 | I need something for that other tub now , I 'm thinking of lobelia around the edge . |
| 18 | Might deal with this present moment , but I need something for tomorrow , and the next day , and week next week , and next year . |
| 19 | They need her for longer , but there 's no money available ; because of a shortage of funds , they had to rely on a charity to provide a … until they had pit he was in hospital with a chest infection every 2 weeks . |
| 20 | ‘ We do n't want to rush Mick because it 's a long season and we need him for the long haul . |
| 21 | Schmeichel seemed certain to miss Monday ‘ s Premier League match at Southampton because Denmark need him for their game in Latvia on Wednesday . |
| 22 | We need it for essential vitamins and roughage . |
| 23 | It depends on what you need it for and how much you are prepared to study . |
| 24 | And I need it for Saturday — for the Clarks ’ dance . ’ |
| 25 | Erm again mean time that the Americans er the Americans much more production , they 've been producing all this time anyway cos they 've got high productivity , need it for two hundred million people . |
| 26 | ‘ No , no , no , I need it for something special . ’ |
| 27 | Question , you go to see Mr. and Mrs. Client tonight , and they need , let's say they need a hundred thousand pounds worth of life cover , and to fit their lifestyle , or their children , their family , they need it for eighteen years , they ca n't afford that . |
| 28 | No , but we need it for |
| 29 | cos you need it for your work ! |
| 30 | I wo n't be seeing you next time and I need it for break . |