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The phrase "and needed that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a requirement or necessity for something that has been previously mentioned or implied.
Example: "After a long day at work, I finally had some time to relax, and needed that to recharge my energy."
Alternatives: "and required that" or "and was in need of that."
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After the loss to Bate Borisov in the last round of matches, the Italian side had just one Champions League point to their name and needed that win to keep up their chances of qualifying for the next round.
The writers who had become accustomed to being assembly-line workers were ready to believe it when, in the forties, they were told that, like factory workers, they were "part of the team on the assembly line" and needed "that strengthening of the spirit which comes from identity with the labor of others".
The former England midfielder will have been delighted by a vibrant first-half performance that was an example of the "front foot football" he is demanding, but Villa went off the boil after the break and needed that dramatic conclusion to get the win.
To have both my motherhood and my son acknowledged was the only gift I wanted and needed that year.
Those girls really wanted and needed that help".
It had and needed that ardent zombie Reeves - but Hirsch is a real actor, who can hardly make Speed Racer without searching for something more serious.
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We all want and need that time together.
And then no one needed that blood.
"Women don't have the same silly wants and needs that men have," he said.
Other companies and businesses need that same knowledge and expertise.
And who needs that headache?
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