1.   However, if cracks do appear, you should try brushing a mixture of peat or compost and coarse sand into them.

2.   If cracks appear in your house, you should consult an expert to find out what is causing the problem.

3.   Recently, a small crack appeared in our pedestal hand basin in the bathroom.

4.   Small cracks appeared in the wall.

5.   If any cracks have appeared in the tart case, fill these in with raw pastry.

6.   Cracks appeared in the wall and a door jammed shut.

7.   It is possible to use concrete but, if there is any settlement in the ground and cracks appear, they are very difficult to repair.

8.   The raft was defective and settlement occurred causing serious cracks to appear in the houses.

9.   As the salt crust thins, so cracks appear in the surface and the flats begin to break up.

10.   And the cracks would have appeared!