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"The door was somewhat shabby, needing a coat of paint to cover the places where the paintwork had been scratched or chipped away.
And there are indeed a few relics of his provocative style in this "Figaro": isn't it a cliche by now to indicate the end of the idea of nobility by showing the Count's mansion needing a coat of paint or being rakishly tilted in the fourth act?
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A person needed a coat.
Yes, Ms. Jenkins said, she needed a coat.
IT was one of those uncommonly warm nights when you hardly needed a coat.
Now they need a coat of paint or three, roof repair, a new wall.
"You need a coat," Ted Weiher's grandmother had said, watching him go.
"Oh, Grandma, I won't need a coat," Weiher had said.
In reality, inside it was dingy and half-furnished and needed a coat of paint.
"She really needed a coat and something educational," said Ms. Villagran.
Need a coat hook for your Volvo C30? How about a part for that Bugaboo stroller?
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