1.   An old galvanised iron cistern is liable to spring a leak eventually.

2.   The boat had sprung a leak and it was sinking fast.

3.   When one of the cofferdams sprang a huge leak, it was plugged with old mattresses.

4.   The yacht has sprung a leak in the hull.

5.   And who will fix the plumbing when it springs a leak?

6.   And Tuesday, that plan sprung a leak.

7.   At least the spouse is assured that if the boat should spring a leak, Scottie knows how to bail.

8.   A fistula is a tear in tissue, and his ear had probably sprung a leak in the tiny membrane that seals off the fluid-filled inner ear.

9.   A multibillion-dollar, decadelong government campaign to seal underground fuel tanks at gas stations across the country has sprung a leak.

10.   A toilet spontaneously springs a leak, spreading a bluish water across the bathroom tile and under the feet of a young man shaving.