One morning, after heavy rain had bashed the house, he saw that the roof had sprung a leak.

That I might not be home when my children were born, or when the roof sprang a leak or harvest season came around.

One day the roof sprang a leak, and water began dripping through the ceiling into my living area.

The downpour caused the cancellation of the Saturday matinee at the Lyric, because the theater's roof had sprung leaks.

Deprived of its protective covering, the roof sprang a leak and the inside walls were marked, however the building remained stable.

In 1993, when the roof of the turreted asylum sprang a leak, state workers decided to hack off the stone crenellations at the top of the eight turrets.

The roof had sprung a leak directly above where Mr. Singh sold his customers cigarettes, soda, chips and gasoline.

I don't think it happened quickly-first the roofs sprang leaks, then the interior wood and plaster began to rot.

It hadn't been that long ago they'd had one of those lump expenses, when the roof sprang a leak and they'd had it patched.

The roof over one large room used by pupils had sprung a leak, the report said.