Microsoft Word - English_Grammar_through_Stories.doc

(Michael S) #1
by Alan Townend

he took out a loan
he negotiated a loan


the bank manager taken with
the bank manager was impressed by


took on two of the fifty that applied
employed/hired two of the fifty that applied


taken on another ten staff
employed/hired another ten staff


taken over a local agency
become owner of a local agency


they took him for
they regarded him as


they took back all their critical remarks
they retracted all their critical remarks


take in a large amount of business
generate a large amount of business


taken the tax away from his earnings
deducted the tax from his earnings


he didn't take on airs
he didn't behave in a conceited way


taking off the boss
mimicking the boss


he had taken upon himself to apply for a job
he had decided to apply for a job


take Henderson down
humiliate Henderson


as he took down Henderson's details
as he wrote down/jotted down Henderson's details


take on a role
accept a role


he took to the idea immediately
he liked the idea immediately


Charlie took out a video
Charlie removed a video


Henderson was taking everything in
Henderson was absorbing/grasping everything

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