1.   A severe bout of scarlet fever as a boy left him so deaf that he was unable to attend school.

2.   This normally occurs after any sudden and serious loss of blood or after excessive fluid loss following a severe bout of diarrhoea.

3.   He was recovering from a severe bout of flu.

4.   A week after recovering from a severe bout of flu, Wilkens looks healthier and sounds like a man who is eager for the task.

5.   By that time, Adkins said, he had been suffering severe bouts of depression for three years.

6.   Her daughter, who suffered severe bouts of depression, had moved to Chicago seven years ago.

7.   It turned out that Whitney was prone to severe bouts of seasickness, and she started having small seizures while on the trip.

8.   It probably did not help that Sharon disappeared for several days last week, canceling appointments because of a severe bout with flu.

9.   Miranda went through a disastrous marriage and a severe bout of depression.

10.   She suffered from severe bouts of vertigo that provoked vomiting.