1.   Motorbikes scooted for cover on the street, and a moment later the downpour began.

2.   As the orchestra played the last note, a heavy downpour began, soaking concertgoers.

3.   Huge plastic sheets that were used to cover the cricket ground when the downpour began, were not removed because of the threat of more rain.

4.   The clay court was already soggy from night rain when new downpours began Friday.

5.   The clay court was already soggy from night rain when another downpour began Friday.

6.   The downpour began Monday.

7.   The sun was shining as they arrived, but a sudden downpour began after they went inside.

8.   A downpour began before the start of five afternoon alternate-stroke matches, drenching an already rain-soaked Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.

9.   But the already smaller than expected crowd suddenly became smaller as a torrential downpour began right at the scheduled start of their demonstration.

10.   The downpour began early Wednesday and continued in several provinces on Thursday, but Dorka and Cairo were spared the latest heavy rainfall.