Sentence examples for drains ahead from inspiring English sources

In New Orleans, crews were dispatched to clean drains ahead of a weather system that could bring several inches of rain to the area.

It is the first of a number of canals in England and Wales to be drained ahead of vital restoration work.

A fine victory, but a draining one ahead of the Super Cup against Barcelona on Wednesday.

Locate your drain plugs ahead of time.

Writing is supposed to be exciting, so planning too far ahead drains the plot of mystery and ruins the adventure.

For farmers, draining the pits ahead of a hurricane is a race against time.

Another technique is to depressurize ahead by drain holes (or small drainage drifts on each side), an extreme example being the 1968 Japanese handling of extraordinarily difficult water and rock conditions on the Rokko Railroad Tunnel, using approximately three-quarters of a mile of drainage drifts and five miles of drain holes in a one-quarter-mile length of the main tunnel.

This was becoming a drain on their legs, ahead of Saturday's trip to Everton.

Two days earlier, Harrison also drained a go-ahead three-point shot to send Kentucky past in-state rival Louisville.

For the third time in as many games, the 19-year-old freshman drained a go-ahead three-point shot in the final minute of an NCAA Tournament game to propel Kentucky to an unforgettable win.

Their game was allowed to go ahead despite the drain on police staffing after a week of mob violence, arson, looting and murder in England's cities.