(1) After she died he began to hit the bottle.

(2) After his wife died, he really hit the bottle .

(3) After his marriage failed, he hit the bottle big time.

(4) When his wife died he hit the bottle again.

(5) After Sheila left him, Judd hit the bottle pretty hard.

(6) Instead he hit the bottle and blamed her for it.

(7) Hit the bottom and get back up; or hit the bottle and stay down. Anthony Liccione 

(8) He started to hit the bottle to relieve stress.

(9) After she died he to hit the bottle.

(10) Many women began to hit the bottle.

(11) You hit the bottle too often(/hit the bottle.html), I'm afraid you have a problem with alcohol.

(12) He likes to hit the bottle once in a while.

(13) When Stu lost his wife, he began to hit the bottle.

(14) After Wendy's husband left her she began to hit the bottle.

(15) His 1954 marriage to Born Free star Virginia McKenna broke up and he hit the bottle.