Example sentences of "on [art] extra [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , by delegating authority to subordinates , the superior takes on the extra tasks of calling the subordinates to account for their decisions and performance , and also of coordinating the efforts of different subordinates . |
| 2 | He may simply not have had enough money to take on the extra land and the work as required for it . |
| 3 | Production is being doubled from 300 to 600 cars a week to meet the growing demand and Rover needs the extra staff to take on the extra shifts . |
| 4 | In the late 1950s , however , his Office was still very small and not equipped to take on the extra load . |
| 5 | Not a happy marriage , and not one that could take on the extra burden of a weeping widowed friend . |
| 6 | If we 're confident that you can afford to take on the extra commitment , we 're quite happy to agree a second loan . |
| 7 | Employers could not pass on the extra costs to the consumers either at home or abroad because of international competition — British goods would have been even more expensive than foreign goods . |
| 8 | Organising a fair distribution of tickets by perhaps initially limiting the number allocated to each family or , alternatively , putting on an extra performance will go a long way to solving the problem . |
| 9 | " The old bird we were chasing just put on an extra spurt , and I banged my chin on the ground so hard I though a tree had fallen on me ! " |
| 10 | Not unnaturally one consequence of this reductionism is that action and pragmatism take on an extra dimension in the police mind , holding a special place in the institutional imagination . |
| 11 | Twice his quarry threw him backward glances , and on the second occasion seemed to slow his pace , as if he might stop and attempt a truce , but then thought better of it and put on an extra turn of speed . |
| 12 | Tonson 's printer and Purcell himself put on an extra turn of speed in case . |
| 13 | Preparations for bonfire night have taken on an extra sparkle at one Kincardine school . |
| 14 | After the Union of the Crowns of Scotland and England in 1603 , and because the country now had an absent sovereign , the symbols of majesty became a substitute and took on an extra significance . |
| 15 | As the months passed , Charlotte began to gather strength and renewed confidence by taking on an extra day 's teaching . |
| 16 | It ultimately failed and the shipowners emerged victorious , offering only to take on an extra man on each ship to reduce unemployment . |
| 17 | A day 's casual work takes on an extra meaning . |
| 18 | so Malcolm just went in to see if there 'd be any tickets for the afternoon performance on the off-chance and they were putting on an extra matinee performance so lo and behold those two went to see Phantom of the Opera . |
| 19 | I should weigh at least 8½ stone , but I do n't want to put on an extra pound . |
| 20 | Researchers at Atlanta 's Emory University claim brides put on an extra 5lbs in the weeks before marriage . |
| 21 | But it took on an extra role during the Gulf War , when it was flown in tandem with Tornados . |