Though ambitious, especially for climate considerations, a retractable roof would have made the stadium an all season venue.
The flat roof of the warehouse made a perfect vantage spot for a sniper.
During race days, the public can visit the tower, whose new roof makes it a popular gallery from which to watch races.
The solid walls and roof made echoes which clanged.
Dan Drew, the church's cantor, said a new roof, which cost $500,000, should make that church the stronger candidate.
The construction was simple but sound, the roof made of wooden shingles that showed no light except for the central smoke-hole.
The high-beamed roof, with no ceiling below, made the interior cooler than outdoors had been.
The new roof made the jail hotter than ever, and smellier.
The roof made a big cracking sound each time one hit, and puffs of dust would squirt up.
Oh, not a roof such as modern man makes!