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Sentences 111: Unwittingly, Out Of Your System, Rake It In

Unwittingly, I crossed a red traffic light, because I was blinded by the sunlight.
He has been silently frustrated for months and finally got it out of his system when he opened up to his boss.
With the new contract, the young striker is really raking it in.


"Raking it in" might be colloquial British English.

Corrections

Unwittingly, I crossed a red trafficran a red light, because I was blinded by the sunlight.

It's also fine to "cross when the light was red".

He has been silently frustrated for months and finally got it out of his system when he opened up to his boss.

I would write "He had been silently frustrated for months but he finally got it out of his system when he opened up to his boss."

I think that it's better to use "had" here.

With the new contract, the young striker is really raking it in.

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Good work here. I think raking it in has become well-known worldwide.

Sentences 111: Unwittingly, Out Of Your System, Rake It In


Unwittingly, I crossed a red traffic light, because I was blinded by the sunlight.


Unwittingly, I crossed a red trafficran a red light, because I was blinded by the sunlight.

It's also fine to "cross when the light was red".

He has been silently frustrated for months and finally got it out of his system when he opened up to his boss.


He has been silently frustrated for months and finally got it out of his system when he opened up to his boss.

I would write "He had been silently frustrated for months but he finally got it out of his system when he opened up to his boss." I think that it's better to use "had" here.

With the new contract, the young striker is really raking it in.


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