The welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunk grew in a cracked clay pot on the windowsill, its thick leaves forming a tight rosette.

The chapel fell so quiet one could hear a pin drop during the ceremony.

When the project collapsed because he ignored the warnings, his boss told him, as you make your bed, so you must lie in it, and left him to fix the mess.

The new housing development installed several soakaways to prevent surface water flooding after heavy storms.

The council inspected the new soakaway to ensure it could cope with surface water from the road after heavy rains.

After spending the afternoon on the damp dock, my jeans began to soak.

In the final round he managed to soak his opponent with a left hook, knocking him down.

After the hike, she enjoyed a long soak in the hot spring.

By the time I reached home, my shoes were soaking.