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Old 05-Jan-2008, 00:03
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Default heavy rains, a heavy rain

Heavy rains have washed away the bridge.

Does 'heavy rains' in this sentence mean several occasions of rain, i.e. a heavy rain at 7.00, then another at 8.20, and still another at 10.00 ?

Can we say 'The heavy rain has washed away the bridge' without changing the meaning of the sentence? And

Strong winds (=The strong wind?) last night blew the roof off.

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