1.   Just at that moment the clouds parted and the sun shone out.

2.   The clouds parted and a beam of light fell on the field.

3.   The rain stopped and the clouds parted.

4.   After an evening rain, the clouds parted and a sparkling morning sun greeted London as the funeral procession got under way.

5.   All of a sudden, the clouds had parted.

6.   But for now, it seemed as if the clouds were parting.

7.   I paused to rest and, as if on cue, the clouds parted, allowing a brilliant shaft of sunlight to strike the valley below.

8.   The clouds parted for a moment, and when I looked out there was nothing but uninterrupted forest as far as the eye could see.

9.   The clouds parted.

10.   Then, as suddenly as the storm started, the clouds parted and a brilliant sun melted the ice and temperatures rose to that of a spring day.