1.   Even as he looked the first drops of rain began to fall, whipped into a flurry by a chill little wind.

2.   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.

3.   As the mourners dispersed, the first drops of rain began to fall from what had been a bright blue sky.

4.   But the steep drops began long before the act passed, and there were clearly other forces at work.

5.   In some cities hit hardest, a price drop already has begun.

6.   Indeed, U.S. aid has been sold at local markets ever since the air drops began last month.

7.   It was unclear how quickly those food drops would begin.

8.   On my way back, drops began to trickle down again.

9.   Some traders said the drop began after reports of a ceasefire between rival Kurdish groups in northern Iraq.

10.   The drop began at the opening bell.