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  • When my drain's clogged I call a plumber, not the guy who stands around mumbling about sinks at Home Depot.

    Alexis C. Jolly: Postponing Debates: What John McCain can Learn from Ferris Bueller and Me 2008

  • The drain's outlet should be piped away from the tank to avoid the creation of unsanitary conditions around the tank or the destabilization of the tank's foundations by excess water.

    9. Water storage 1992

  • The storm drain's height was six feet, the diameter, and there was a simple choice Rourke decided, either walk through the deepest and slipperiest of the squishing mud and duck your head a little or walk to the side on angle and move half-stooped.

    The Quest Ahern, Jerry 1981

  • Rourke, his night vision better than most because of light sensitivity, could see the outline of the upper right quarter of the storm drain's circular entrance clearly.

    The Quest Ahern, Jerry 1981

  • Something like ten minutes passed; suddenly, cursing and stumbling and splashing, five men rushed from the drain's mouth and made off into the darkness.

    The President A novel Alfred Henry Lewis 1885

  • The laborer entered the drain's mouth, and when beyond chance of observation from without, he paused as aforetime had Storri to light his lamp.

    The President A novel Alfred Henry Lewis 1885

  • That region around the drain's mouth is wholly deserted.

    The President A novel Alfred Henry Lewis 1885

  • I'll find a way to send the gold to the drain's mouth without breeding any backaches.

    The President A novel Alfred Henry Lewis 1885

  • Val -- the meeting with Mr. Duff and Mr. England at the drain's mouth -- the presence of Steamboat Dan -- the colloquy between that unworthy and

    The President A novel Alfred Henry Lewis 1885

  • Storri was especially struck by the fact that a considerable stream of water gushed from the drain's mouth; the stream had a fair current, four miles an hour at least, and showed a depth of full six inches.

    The President A novel Alfred Henry Lewis 1885

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