Example sentences of "an extra " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the opening story Miriam distributes milk to the tenement building and favours the boy with an extra helping : but he never gets to tell her that he is the lyric author of poems ‘ about love . |
| 2 | Students do n't automatically proceed to this — it depends on the talent of the individual concerned , and of course it means that an extra year 's funds have to be found . |
| 3 | Cavaye recommends that caterers buy an extra 10% to 15% more than the number of covers on main items like knives , forks and spoons , double the number for teaspoons and a little over half for fish knives . |
| 4 | ‘ Because you 're an extra man , dear , ’ she said . |
| 5 | ‘ And what happens , ’ asked Henry mischievously , ‘ when Cousin Amy is n't there and your friends have an extra man ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ What if the Senate does n't agree to fund an extra member of staff ? ’ |
| 7 | The common holly , Ilex aquifolium , shares an almost symbiotic relationship with rowan , providing an extra amenity as a secure nesting and roosting place , and supplying ample berries in bleak mid-winter for both fieldfares and redwings to feed on . |
| 8 | To make matter worse it 's also a triploid , so you need an extra pollinator . |
| 9 | ‘ Jupiter ’ is a triploid , so you 'll need an extra pollinator for its mid-season flowers . |
| 10 | However , an extra allowance must be made for any head wind , and in poor visibility inexperienced pilots should make sure that they are close enough to keep the field in sight all the time . |
| 11 | If the glider is facing across the wind with the into-wind wing held down , the wind will be blowing on to its top surface , producing an extra down-load . |
| 12 | It is a good idea to add an extra 5 or 10 p.s.i . |
| 13 | Over-ruddering causes extra drag and an extra loss of height or speed , and it often leads to stalling in the turn . |
| 14 | They are a sign of poor planning and of not thinking sufficiently far ahead , but they can be useful as an option , just as sideslipping is an extra skill which can prevent a serious overshoot and a broken glider . |
| 15 | Flying a new type of glider is always fun , but it worries many inexperienced pilots : there is always an extra element of risk if an unexpected situation occurs on the first flight in an unfamiliar machine . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It is as if , with the name , an extra dimension of personality is added — not merely as a pious recollection of the great , but as a stimulus ( at times a goad ) to the one so named . |
| 18 | So , you can experiment , adding an extra lane at each end . |
| 19 | Instead , take an extra step nearer the ball if necessary and get down low by using the legs and knees rather than the waist . |
| 20 | This amount would maintain the person 's health and keep his weight steady ; to promote growth an extra 10–15g 0.35–0.5oz ) per day would be necessary . |
| 21 | A common modern technique is similar to guitar finger style using a CC-G-C or a similar fifth and octave tuning which gives greater versatility without re-tuning and can be further extended by the introduction of an extra fret between the 6th and 7th . |
| 22 | These are mitred in to an extra front strip . |
| 23 | For every £250 ( or part of £250 ) over £3,000 you will be assumed to have an extra £1.00 per week income . |
| 24 | For example , if you have £4,200 savings you will be assumed to have an extra £5.00 per week income , even if you are not actually receiving any interest from your savings . |
| 25 | The pointes must not be thought of as a prop on which to balance the body , but as an extra dimension to make dramatic sense of a statement about the character on pointes and/or to relate in some way to the story or theme . |
| 26 | Count part tiles as whole ones , then add an extra 5% to allow for wastage . |
| 27 | We are including an extra pack of two coarse discs for you in the pack — worth £2.69 . |
| 28 | But d-i-y treatment will go a long way towards keeping rot at bay , and you should be prepared to give freshly exposed cut surfaces of both cladding and battens an extra coat of preservative during installation for extra protection . |
| 29 | Another major advantage over the thinner types of cladding is that they provide additional insulation to exterior walls ( which can be augmented by fixing them over an extra layer of insulation ) . |
| 30 | In Kettering , Northamptonshire , new operating theatres which would have cost an extra £250,000 a year to open will stand unused until at least next April . |