Sentence examples for improving the drainage from inspiring English sources

The builder made his property more valuable by improving the drainage situation and sold it for profit.

He has spent a lot of time and money working the farm and improving the drainage.

The playing surface sloped downwards and was initially known for being exceptionally muddy, but in 1880 the club's committee spent £100 improving the drainage.

Several of them proposed diverting large amounts of cleaner water from other rivers upstream to dilute the Senne, while greatly improving the drainage system in the city.

Although he never finished his canal plans for Lake Okeechobee, and the Everglades remained relatively unaffected by the structures intended to drain them, he was formally credited with reclaiming large portions of land and generally improving the drainage of peninsular Florida.

The tree acted like a pump, helping to improve the drainage.

My soil is clay but I added compost and grit to improve the drainage.

He improved the drainage system on his place, cleaning out the culvert and lining it with rocks.

West Brom paid around £100,000 for his signature in March 1977 – enough to improve the drainage of the Brisbane Road pitch and to keep the east London club afloat.

Embankments were raised above the level of the Lancashire Plain to improve the drainage of the line and to reduce grades on a gently rolling natural surface.

I would remove the grass around the oak tree and underplant it with woodland flowers, and continue spilling and adding sand to improve the drainage of the other lawn.