Sentence examples of "took on" in English
They took on more than they could handle.
Sie haben mehr auf sich genommen, als sie bewältigen konnten.
Tom took out a pencil and started to write.
Tom nahm einen Bleistift heraus und fing an zu schreiben.
It took ten years to build the amusement park.
Es dauerte zehn Jahre, um den Vergnügungspark zu bauen.
It took me five hours to make this kennel.
Ich habe fünf Stunden gebraucht, um diese Hundehütte zu bauen.
When he retired, his son took over his business.
Als er in Rente ging, übernahm sein Sohn sein Geschäft.
A female friend of ours took a trip to a small village last week.
Eine Freundin von uns hat letzte Woche eine Reise in ein kleines Dorf gemacht.
After the death of his parents, his grandparents took to his education.
Nach dem Tod seiner Eltern kümmerten sich seine Großeltern um seine Ausbildung.
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