| A short wade out to sea, the bottom plates, remnants of the ship's engines and boiler lie collapsed upon themselves. |
| The buildings were so poor they had collapsed into dust and rubble which compacts down, making it very difficult for people to survive. |
| Before she could even get to the rags to start cleaning, she collapsed on the floor. |
| In 1993 he went to Bosnia as Britain's official war artist, returning home after two weeks when he collapsed with dysentery. |
| She collapsed into bed and then the kids demanded that their new wading pool be blown up for them. |
| During the repair work a jack-up barge collapsed due to unforeseeable sea-bed conditions. |
