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0Thank you ,Marius. Does 'made' sound natural in the context?02br
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00Could anyone please answer my question above? And I have another example here:02br
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00The flood made the building to sink.02br
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00Can I use 'made' here? Does it sound natural?02br
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Could anyone please answer my question above? 02font00Yes, it sounds fine.02br
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10I don''t think 'sink' is the word you want here. It sounds like the flood made the building go down into the ground.12br
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10Hi Clive,02br
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00Thank you for correcting my grammar mistake and your help. I just wanted to express that the f

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00In that case, it sounds more or less OK, but a better word is01b00 'subside'.02b02br
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0Hi Clive,02br
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00Thank you very much for your answer. Do you mean if a building sinks; the whole building goes down into the ground and out of sight? Or part of the building goes down into the ground?02br
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0Hi,02br
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0Hi Clive, Thanks for enlightening me on "subside." I've always thought of it as returning to (or approaching) normal after a period of aberration. But after checking, I find that all the definitions comport with your usage, and mine is only an optional part of one definition, well down the list. (Where have I been? - I would have sworn you were wrong!)02br
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10Do you mean if a building sinks; the whole building goes down into the ground and out of sight? Or part of the building goes down into the ground?12br
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10Hi Clive,02br
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00Thank you very much for your reply. Can 'subside' be used i