1.   Ditches were dug to prevent the river from flooding.

2.   I dug ditches along the company road.

3.   In the picture are two men, almost interchangeable, working side by side as they dig a ditch.

4.   Later they dug ditches for drainage but did not raise the natural platforms artificially.

5.   The rest of the gaggle were going home to dig more ditches and haul more stumps.

6.   The drainage ditches were dug with spades, the ploughs drawn by horses or oxen.

7.   In an attempt to collect contaminated water, Greenaways dug a ditch around the dump enabling water to be removed by road tanker.

8.   And it leaves the weekends free for laying down grass sod, digging ditches and putting up insulation.

9.   A backhoe was digging a ditch for a new septic tank as he expounded on his views to a reporter.

10.   A few miles away, a road crew dug drainage ditches.