1.   It was a cold night in late autumn and the rain had lashed down unremittingly.

2.   Sometimes rain lashed the tarred roofs of the huts until they glistened like the skin of a seal.

3.   Torrential rain lashed down but the people were patient.

4.   The rain was lashing down and the wind was howling through the trees.

5.   Suddenly rain lashed against the windows.

6.   After a fine day, the sky had clouded over and suddenly rain lashed against the windows.

7.   Rain lashed noisily at the windows.

8.   Pubs, houses and shops were flooded last night when torrential rain lashed parts of North Wales.

9.   As rain lashed the empty city streets, thousands of residents were seeking refuge in shelters or hotels far inland.

10.   Gray clouds were closing in and a cold rain lashed the small crowd in the parking lot.