1.   It was said that the rains had swollen a river to a point where it was threatening a bridge on the line.

2.   Perhaps swollen by rain, the river rushed into the sea in a torrent of white foam and spray.

3.   Heavy rains swelled the river.

4.   Boats capsized or went scattering as rain swelled lakes and canals.

5.   His wisdom was borne out across Virginia and North Carolina Sunday as rivers and creeks, swollen by rain from Hurricane Fran, still threatened low-lying areas.

6.   The river was swollen by rain and the going was difficult.

7.   Baardstu said the train derailed because heavy rains swelled a small creek and eroded the railroad bed.

8.   Farther north, however, there remains concern over the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers, swollen by rain last weekend.

9.   Farther north, however, there is concern over the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers, swollen by rain last weekend.

10.   Farther north, however, there was concern over the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers, swollen by rain last weekend.