1.   All night long the rain poured down as though it would wash away every stain of blood.

2.   Quite extraordinary behaviour - the rain was pouring down.

3.   Rain poured through the open window, waking me again an hour later.

4.   The rain had poured all day, and by mid-afternoon it was already getting dark.

5.   The rain poured down, soaking their hair, seeping into their collars, dripping off their chins as they kissed.

6.   The rain poured down.

7.   The rain poured monotonously out of the grey sky.

8.   The rain was pouring down and I was quickly soaked.

9.   Rain poured down on Northern California last Friday, Decreasing the threat of forest fires.

10.   The theatre was evacuated when rain poured through the roof at the Liverpool Playhouse.