excavating

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

"Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!"

"The factory workers assembled the cars all day. "

"He’s shopping for clothes."

"He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies."

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

"My favorite weekend activity is swimming. "

"He used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face."

"The construction workers were digging a foundation for the new house. "

"The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty."

"The model railway was uncovered."