1.   Suddenly there was a flash of lightning and a roll of thunder.

2.   There was a flash of bright light beyond the forest and the thunder exploded again.

3.   There was a flash of lightning and then the rumble of distant thunder.

4.   There was a flash through the haze of dust as Ford knelt to fire the train.

5.   There were flashes of brilliance from Michael Hordern and Kelly Hunter but generally the acting lacked sparkle.

6.   There are already flashes of independence from the units.

7.   For a moment there was a flash of anger.

8.   Along the way, however, there are flashes of a daring originality that is hardly the common coin of the New York theater these days.

9.   Amid the bustle of the production, there were flashes of the vulnerability that made the Supremes speak so intimately to millions of listeners.

10.   Amid the often complex testimony, there were occasional flashes of confrontation.