Sentence examples for old pipes from inspiring English sources
"I wonder if they ran across the old pipes," he said.
Has Entergy, the plant's owner, properly accounted for the possibility of corrosion in old pipes?
Officials failed to treat the corrosive water properly to prevent metal leaching from old pipes.
"There have been fires before, but we thought those were because of seepage from old pipes".
Across the way, a waterfall constructed of old pipes and industrial fittings gushes pleasantly.
Clothes were hanging from a rolling rack made of old pipes, timber and mismatched wagon wheels.
Also, Mr. Rodriguez said he did not know of any test results that show tainted water from old pipes.
In the early 1990s, the companies replaced old pipes and plants, shaking off Britain's "dirty man of Europe" tag.
The constant emptying and refilling of mains -- in flat Karachi, all water must be pumped under pressure -- strains 40-year-old pipes and creates bacteria-attracting leaks.
And they are bursting with alarming frequency in many areas these days, particularly in systems coping with septuagenarian, octogenarian, and even century-old pipes.
