Converse of object

• eradicate: This sum proved totally inadequate generations later to meet the cost of eradicating the dry rot at an estimated sum of £ 40,000.

• have: I heard of a church that had dry rot.

• get: Ben Miles You do not get dry rot in bricks.

Converse of subject

• affect: The actual removal was delayed over the Christmas period while seating was restricted in the area affected by dry rot.

Preposition: in

• building: The house was again closed indefinitely in 1977 when its new owners, Camden Council, discovered dry rot in the building.

• brick: Ben Miles You do not get dry rot in bricks.