noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
memories come flooding back (= you suddenly remember things clearly )
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Evelyn hugged her daughter, as memories came flooding back to her.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
cause
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They were helped by a Spring tide which caused extensive flooding and rendered all the fords impassable.
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The inquest will continue tomorrow.l Read in studio Violent thunderstorms have caused flash flooding across the region.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Parts of the harbour wall collapsed, causing serious flooding in the town.
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The government is to receive £200,000 in emergency European Community aid, to help victims of the flooding .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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By the time I had managed to contact mum on the telephone the flooding was getting even worse.
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The scheme proposed by the National Rivers Authority is designed to prevent flooding caused by a repeat of the 1947 event.
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The sea had broken through in several places, and many homes are at risk from flooding .
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Their biggest setback was the flooding brought by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988.
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Villagers were moved to higher ground, the great barrage was built, and the flooding began.