1.   Against the glass the unremitting rain pounded.

2.   Clinton said as rain pounded down at the air base, where he landed.

3.   The rain pounded so hard it sounded like tearing fabric.

4.   The windows rattled, the walls shook, and the rain pounded on the roof.

5.   From his easy chair he hears the wind lash his house and the rain pound the street outside his home.

6.   As a drenching rain pounded the Texas hill country Sunday, George W. Bush remained secluded at his ranch, weighing his choice of a running mate.

7.   As rain pounded against the canvas above, lights flickered and a scratchy album played a waltz.

8.   As darkness came and a steady, freezing rain pounded the site Friday night, searchlights played over the store and the police and firefighters continued searching the debris.

9.   A cold rain pounded against the tin roof.

10.   A steady rain is pounding the windshield in mid-January as Iacenda rides to dinner at a restaurant near his home in Valencia.