| spill be | 5.20 | There are spills. | ||
| spill occur | 1.97 | No oil spill occurred. | ||
| spill cause | 1.12 | Sometimes spills cause unsightly stains. | ||
| spill kill | 0.86 | One spill killed thousands of fish. | ||
| spill have | 0.59 | The oil spill had a devastating effect on sea birds and other wildlife. | ||
| spill threaten | 0.46 | The spill also threatened local marine life. | ||
| spill pose | 0.39 | The navy said the spill posed no risks to Caribbean coral reefs. | ||
| spill ruin | 0.39 | Protesters who escaped arrest said Pemex oil spills have ruined their farmland. | ||
| spill affect | 0.33 | The spill affected the inner harbor and a nearby estuary. | ||
| spill happen | 0.33 | When spills do happen, the causes vary. | ||
| spill break | 0.26 | The spill had broken into three large oil slicks and numerous smaller spots. | ||
| spill coat | 0.26 | The resulting spill coated six miles of shoreline and sea with heavy oil. | ||
| spill contaminate | 0.26 | In Barnaul, a mercury spill contaminated a terminal. | ||
| spill force | 0.26 | In Kansas, a spill forced the partial shutdown of a municipal water system. | ||
| spill leave | 0.26 | Toxic spill is leaving polluted mud, environmentalists say. | ||
| spill make | 0.26 | Dresser drawers spill with clothes made of cotton, and fabricated sheep, which produce wool, graze on grass. | ||
| spill take | 0.26 | In the end, however, the spill took its toll. |