Example sentences of "rain [vb past] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he entered the paved courtyard the rain came whipping in from the sea , lashing against the car and obliterating everything . |
| 2 | And , every twenty minutes or so , a storm broke : thunder rumbled , lightning flickered , and tropical rain came crashing down from the showerheads fitted in the ceiling . |
| 3 | Leaden clouds had rolled in with the setting sun and as they neared Carvoeiro fat drops of rain began to splash on to the windscreen . |
| 4 | The howling wind blew the broken bonnet away and rain began to flood in under the dashboard . |
| 5 | Rain had set in after the heatwave and there was an infestation of jelly fishes in the Moray Firth . |
| 6 | As the rain continued to pelt down into the Sunday , Fijian confidence hit hew highs as they went in search of a record third successive title . |