leaking roof

collocation in English

meaningsofleakandroof

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leak
noun[C]
uk
/liːk/us
/liːk/
a hole or crack through which a liquid or gas can flow out of a container, or the liquid or gas that ...
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roof
noun[C]
uk
/ruːf/us
/ruːf/
the covering that forms the top of a building, ...
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(Definition ofleakandrooffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In most cases the spray of water was vividly incorporated into the dream story, for example, as a story about aleakingroof.
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I heard of one case of school dinners being served under an umbrella because of aleakingroof.
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To sum up, parents want theleakingroofto be plugged and the classrooms to be redecorated.
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One in three schools has aleakingroof, one in four has an outside toilet, one in five is overcrowded.
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It took five years for one school to get its badlyleakingroofrepairecli.
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Aleakingroofsprings to mind as a possible example.
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Unfortunately, the existing school has aleakingroof, damp exercise books and open drainage for its outside facilities.
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We all know that if aleakingroofor a sea wall is not repaired immediately more damage is done.
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I am sure that many of us have been asked why a local school has aleakingroofwhen people are on the dole.
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Parts of it are damp, apparently due to aleakingroofand other structural defects.
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Her house has aleakingroofand dangerous electrical wiring.
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I was talking about the case of a tenant asking a landlord to deal with a property that is in a state of disrepair, with, for example, aleakingroof.
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It is so annoying to prepare treatment for somebody knowing that they will go home to a house with aleakingroof, an outside toilet and no proper bathroom.
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Later that year resident volunteers began to organize a restoration effort and solicit money to replace theleakingroof.
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Aleakingroofwas to cause irreplaceable losses of the initial tablets.
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In 2007, it launched an appeal to replace itsleakingroof.
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The tower is also overgrown with vegetation and has aleakingroof.
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There was no heating, no air conditioning, no plumbing, and aleakingroof.
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