Sentence examples of "took turns" in English

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We took turns with the driving. Wir haben uns mit dem Fahren abgewechselt.
Mary and her sister took turns at looking after their sick mother. Mary und ihre Schwester kümmerten sich abwechselnd um ihre kranke Mutter.
Fred and George took turns with the driving. Fred und George wechselten sich beim Fahren ab.
The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching, they have to help each other. Auf der Grundlage dieses Systems müssen die Schüler sich abwechselnd unterrichten und sich gegenseitig helfen.
John and I took turns driving. John und ich waren abwechselnd am Steuer.
We took turns telling tales of strange happenings. Wir erzählten uns abwechselnd Geschichten über seltsame Begebenheiten.
Oh, also I took the calendar! Oh, also ich nahm den Kalender!
Heat turns ice into water. Die Hitze verwandelt Eis in Wasser.
The vote took place on May sixteenth. Die Wahl fand am sechzehnten Mai statt.
The whole mountain turns red in autumn. Im Herbst wird der ganze Berg rot.
She took advantage of our hospitality and stayed a whole month without paying us anything. Sie nutzte unsere Gastfreundschaft aus und blieb einen ganzen Monat ohne uns irgendwas zu zahlen.
He always turns to drink to get away from his troubles. Auf der Flucht vor seinen Problemen greift er zum Alkohol.
He took away what little money I had. Er nahm mir das wenige Geld, das ich hatte.
Time turns hair gray. Die Zeit macht die Haare grau.
She took the old woman's hand and led her to the church. Sie hat die Hand der Alten genommen und hat sie zur Kirche geführt.
I am by turns an optimist and a pessimist. Ich bin abwechselnd Optimist und Pessimist.
I took a bus so I wouldn't be late for my appointment. Ich nahm den Bus, um nicht zu spät zum Termin zu kommen.
He turns off the lights so as not to waste electricity. Er macht das Licht aus, um keine Elektrizät zu vergeuden.
He took the express for Tokyo. Er nahm den Schnellzug nach Tōkyō.
Milk easily turns sour. Milch wird leicht sauer.
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