Example sentences of "take on [art] extra [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A day 's casual work takes on an extra meaning .
2 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 .
3 Not a happy marriage , and not one that could take on the extra burden of a weeping widowed friend .
4 As the months passed , Charlotte began to gather strength and renewed confidence by taking on an extra day 's teaching .
5 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 .
6 But it took on an extra role during the Gulf War , when it was flown in tandem with Tornados .
7 Preparations for bonfire night have taken on an extra sparkle at one Kincardine school .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 He may simply not have had enough money to take on the extra land and the work as required for it .
11 If we 're confident that you can afford to take on the extra commitment , we 're quite happy to agree a second loan .
12 In the late 1950s , however , his Office was still very small and not equipped to take on the extra load .
13 It ultimately failed and the shipowners emerged victorious , offering only to take on an extra man on each ship to reduce unemployment .
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