I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a rain/snow storm
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They got caught in a terrible snow storm.
acid rain
blinding rain/snow/heat etc
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I struggled back to the hut through blinding rain.
Heavy rain
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Heavy rain has caused flooding in many areas.
it rains/snows heavily
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It’s been raining heavily all day.
it’s pouring with rain/it poured with rain British English
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It was pouring down with rain at three o'clock.
it’s pouring with rain/it poured with rain British English
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It was pouring down with rain at three o'clock.
pelting rain
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the cold wind and pelting rain
rain check
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‘Care for a drink?’ ‘I’ll take a rain check, thanks.’
rain clouds
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The sky had been full of rain clouds for days.
rain dripped
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The rain dripped down his neck.
rain drop
rain forest
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the destruction of the rain forest
rain gauge
shower of rain
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a shower of rain
tropical rain forests
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the tropical rain forests
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
acid
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For example, Norwich rain has been found to be twice as acid as rain at a rural site nearby.
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Sulphur goes on to produce acid rain .
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Carbonates destroyed by the acid rain release vast quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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Has no one told him about acid rain or the carcinogens in coal waste?
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People say that acid rain from processing plants have rotted their tin roofs.
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Out on the motorways cars go into the fog. Acid rain at the rattling glass.
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They said the reason the trees were dying was acid rain .
cold
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The weather had changed to cold , steady rain .
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It is evening, a steady cold rain is falling outside and gusts of wind rattle the shutters.
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Several hundred fans, already cold from intermittent rain , slept in the station overnight.
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A cold rain was beginning to fall, the sky to the east was very dark.
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In age she recollected the sensation of hot tears mixing with cold rain .
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He leaned up against the window and watched a cold early July rain fall, watched the trees shake.
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You don't see teachers out on the picket line, in the cold and the rain , have you noticed?
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That evening, as a cold rain began to fall, we were the last family admitted to the receiving camp.
driving
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The weather broke down thereafter, and in driving chill rain tempers were cooled.
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The darkness was so complete that no one could have seen her through the driving rain and almost instantly the house disappeared.
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Inside, peace reigns, even in driving rain .
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There was continuous driving rain , and a cold that numbed me.
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The air was full of driving rain as Jack climbed the hill.
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He took the Mascot Missile's keys from the tray in the hall and went out into the driving rain .
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He let go and ducked back into the driving rain .
heavy
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Many of the day's activities took place indoors to escape the heavy rain .
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But in heavy rains , when the reservoir overflows, excessive levels of metals flow into Keswick Reservoir and downstream.
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But when water levels rise, after heavy rain , the caves flood, bringing water into contact with the pollutants.
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At Scott Flat Reservoir in the Sierra foothills, heavy rain with hail.
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I told him that the weather was horrendous on Tiree also, with cloud and heavy rain , and getting worse.
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The heavy rains left puddles in the center circle and in the corners.
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It was believed that the accident happened as an indirect result of heavy rain and snow storms in the city.
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Streams can get high and swift very quickly following heavy rains .
light
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A light rain began to fall.
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The clouds were turbulent and gray, a cool, light rain still falling.
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I stand in a light mist of rain .
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As he walked along, light rain began to fall.
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The prohibition was lifted in some counties last week after light rain fell over much of the state.
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East Anglia: Patchy light rain .
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Dead meat with a light blood rain was everywhere: I shivered.
pouring
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On the other hand, driving round at night, in the pouring rain , didn't appeal either.
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Two glasses of wine. Pouring rain and flat grey sky outside.
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Then, crouching down, I peered out through the pouring rain and saw such a sight as I will never forget.
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Two figures stood under it in the pouring rain .
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Then, he mingled with people in Belfast's city centre during pouring rain and chatted with pupils of Deramore High School.
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Have you ever been up to Clogwyn Du'r Arddu in the pouring rain and the vilest weather?
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Jumbles of furniture, bedding, household objects stood in the pouring rain .
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Apart from the pouring rain , we had to contend with mist - luckily we were on a clear path.
torrential
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As El Ni o ebbs away, drought follows the torrential rain .
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He spent many nights sleeping in an open orchard in torrential rain until he located a small cave.
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During the night there was torrential rain .
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Six hours before our meeting began, the city was deluged with torrential rain .
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The weather was appalling, torrential rain , heavy winds and icy temperatures - ideal for sprinting!
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My mum and dad drove us to the airport in the torrential rain and wind.
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When the land is exposed to the harsh tropical sun and torrential rain , it quickly becomes infertile.
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He dropped his head into his hands. Torrential rain was quickly turning the building-site into a quagmire.
tropical
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The tropical rain hardly dampened the mood of the waiting crowd.
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Most species live in tropical rain forests.
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The drive is spectacular: gorges and tropical rain forests and waterfalls on every hand, but I thought only of Poppy.
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For the environmentally minded contractor, several lumber companies in California are now marketing ethically chopped tropical rain forest timber.
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That becomes only too clear if you find yourself hungry in a tropical rain forest.
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A deluge of tropical rain fell on us an hour later.
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Up to half of the tropical rain forests cut down or burned are transformed not into wasteland but into secondary forest.
■ NOUN
fall
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For others the clouds might gather and the rains fall , but never for Maurice and those around him.
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I stood in the doorway of a store during the storms we were having and watched the rain fall through the gloom.
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Switch to a spring dressing when rain fall drops and leaching will be less, he urges.
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Only on the coldest winter days or when rain falls will they move inside.
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He leaned up against the window and watched a cold early July rain fall , watched the trees shake.
forest
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Farming, then, is the biggest devourer of rain forest .
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Meanwhile, the felling and burning of tile Amazonian rain forest had also become a major story.
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The drive is spectacular: gorges and tropical rain forests and waterfalls on every hand, but I thought only of Poppy.
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Beyond the pristine beaches are rain forests .
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We want to get an idea of what's going on in the rain forest canopy.
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A simulated rain forest will be installed inside two climate-controlled buildings, also in the post-2006 phase.
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Of those that pollinate a small percentage of tropical rain forest trees, a minority feed exclusively on floral resources.
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As in the first pavilion, the conservatory recedes into the background and the rain forest embraces visitors.
shower
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I feel the wind on my face and the first drops of a summer rain shower falling on my hair.
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The latest rain shower had stopped, and an orange, smoky sunset came on.
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However, cloud conditions in Florida are expected to worsen after Friday, with low clouds and rain showers likely.
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A rain shower splatters so realistically, you almost feel wet.
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They were married between rain showers at an outdoor ceremony at the farm near Hope, N.D., Saturday night.
water
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If your tap water is of doubtful quality then you must be prepared to remedy the situation or use rain water instead.
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Only distilled water , rain water, or water from a clean aquarium should be used.
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Neither does it lose its sweetness by becoming diluted with rain water .
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No new rain water is used.
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The bottles you buy today contain rain water which fell up to 80 years ago.
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When rain water hits pyrite ore, it forms sulfuric acid, which leaches out copper and other metals.
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Also, the rain water has been a very weak acid because it links with carbon dioxide in the air.
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Whenever possible well-filtered rain water should be used.
■ VERB
pour
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We can buy houses, take care of babies, fight wars, drive in the pouring rain .
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I was 300 yards from home in a restaurant and had only used my car anyway because it was pouring with rain .
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In this pouring rain on a busy street corner in Paris, I watch her face go soft with recognition.
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As well as the wind, it poured with rain .
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It didn't, and by the time she did reach the village it was fully dark - and pouring with rain .
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It was pouring with rain now, but standing right there on the shiny Eighth Street pavement was Signe.
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She sketched even faster, wanting to get everything down before it began to pour with rain .
stop
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Nothing was stopping in the rain .
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Is it to stop the rain spoiling their designer hairstyles or is it because they may get damp and catch the sniffles?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
driving rain/snow
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He feels like a fool in his virtual reality goggles as he trudges through the driving rain to the parked aircraft.
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In the face of the hard, driving snow, the stage slowed.
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Inside, peace reigns, even in driving rain.
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The air was full of driving rain as Jack climbed the hill.
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The darkness was so complete that no one could have seen her through the driving rain and almost instantly the house disappeared.
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The somber job was made more difficult by driving snow and subfreezing temperatures.
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There was continuous driving rain, and a cold that numbed me.
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They carried parasols and held them against the driving snow as they minced along in three-inch clogs.
it is pissing down (with rain)
spots of rain
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A few spots of rain fell on Claire.
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As they passed through the town of Isserre, spots of rain spat on to the windscreen.
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But although it was early the sky had become quite dark and he felt a few spots of rain.
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But most areas did avoid the rain apart from a few spots of rain over the islands.
take a rain check (on sth)
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I'm sorry but I'm busy on Saturday - can I take a rain check?
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The warning voice could go take a rain check, she thought.
torrential rain
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As El Ni o ebbs away, drought follows the torrential rain.
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Bob Weber's house south of Larimore has had water to the top of the basement since last week's torrential rains.
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Five target fish were nominated for the second day as the anglers struggled to overcome persistent torrential rain and buffeting winds.
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He spent many nights sleeping in an open orchard in torrential rain until he located a small cave.
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It follows torrential rain yesterday, which flooded roads, and caused chaos as hundreds of commuters were stuck in traffic jams.
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My mum and dad drove us to the airport in the torrential rain and wind.
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The weather was appalling, torrential rain, heavy winds and icy temperatures - ideal for sprinting!
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When the land is exposed to the harsh tropical sun and torrential rain, it quickly becomes infertile.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Four inches of rain have fallen in four days.
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I like walking in the rain
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Some light rain is likely in the Boston area.
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The rain was beating against the window.
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The coast has been battered by torrential rain all week.
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The roads are flooded after a period of exceptionally heavy rain .
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There's an 80% chance of rain .
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When acid rain falls, it affects the pH balance of the soil.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Between the gusts, the sound of rain on the roof and water pouring off it was continuous.
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However, the weather may not be so good, and rain and gales are frequent.
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It was peaceful, under the rain .
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The moist snowfall had changed into rain .
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The new wind brought rain , and not just showers, but a constant soaking deluge flying sometimes straight at us.
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The undisguised face gleamed in the rain .
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
hard
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A bleak scene outside where it was raining hard , and he felt bleak inside.
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It started raining hard just then.
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It was raining hard now, and the wind was screaming from the back of the ship.
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Now it was raining hard outside, great heavy unmerciful rain slanting out of the sky like steel rods.
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Soon it was raining hard enough, Stephen noted dismally, to keep him off the moor for the evening.
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It was raining hard now, beating on the window panes, and the room was in semi-darkness.
heavily
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The, to add insult to injury, it started raining heavily .
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It had been raining heavily - and it was to go on raining heavily for another nine days.
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The incident occured when it was dark and raining heavily .
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It was a cold, windy night, and it was raining heavily .
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It began to rain heavily , and after a while Oliver opened his eyes.
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It began to rain heavily , a big storm coming down fast from the north.
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On my second outing with the boots I was trying to assess how watertight they were as it was raining heavily .
■ NOUN
blow
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She almost screamed when she felt the blows raining against it.
■ VERB
begin
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Paul walked about, feeling it begin to rain , not caring that the wet dripped on his suit of clothes.
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It began to rain in torrents when I was let off there.
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It had begun to rain since she came in.
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Rolls of thunder joined the gunfire now, like giant echoes, and it began to rain , reducing visibility.
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As I clicked my stopwatch at the start line it began to rain .
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Almost at once, the sky began to rain witnessed meteorites.
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In her mind was she comforting her cat-creature as the virus bombs began to rain down?
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It had begun to rain , a cold leaden drizzle.
start
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By the time John parked in Sloane Crescent the sun had vanished behind lowering cloud, and it was starting to rain .
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It started raining hard just then.
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The, to add insult to injury, it started raining heavily.
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We had dug in that night on perimeter, and it started raining .
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I put my arms over my head and pieces of glass started to rain down on me.
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Exactly the time the guy said fall in, it started raining .
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And, by now, it had started to rain .
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We had the window open, and it had just started to rain the lightest rain imaginable.
stop
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The pavements were wet when in under an hour they reached Karlovy Vary, but for the moment it had stopped raining .
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It seems to have stopped raining , but I open my umbrella anyway and head toward my car.
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It had stopped raining by the morning.
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In Newburgh it had stopped raining .
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It had stopped raining , but the sky still looked like cement.
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The first day at the resort, it never stopped raining .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
driving rain/snow
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He feels like a fool in his virtual reality goggles as he trudges through the driving rain to the parked aircraft.
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In the face of the hard, driving snow, the stage slowed.
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Inside, peace reigns, even in driving rain.
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The air was full of driving rain as Jack climbed the hill.
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The darkness was so complete that no one could have seen her through the driving rain and almost instantly the house disappeared.
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The somber job was made more difficult by driving snow and subfreezing temperatures.
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There was continuous driving rain, and a cold that numbed me.
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They carried parasols and held them against the driving snow as they minced along in three-inch clogs.
spots of rain
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A few spots of rain fell on Claire.
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As they passed through the town of Isserre, spots of rain spat on to the windscreen.
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But although it was early the sky had become quite dark and he felt a few spots of rain.
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But most areas did avoid the rain apart from a few spots of rain over the islands.
take a rain check (on sth)
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I'm sorry but I'm busy on Saturday - can I take a rain check?
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The warning voice could go take a rain check, she thought.
torrential rain
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As El Ni o ebbs away, drought follows the torrential rain.
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Bob Weber's house south of Larimore has had water to the top of the basement since last week's torrential rains.
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Five target fish were nominated for the second day as the anglers struggled to overcome persistent torrential rain and buffeting winds.
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He spent many nights sleeping in an open orchard in torrential rain until he located a small cave.
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It follows torrential rain yesterday, which flooded roads, and caused chaos as hundreds of commuters were stuck in traffic jams.
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My mum and dad drove us to the airport in the torrential rain and wind.
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The weather was appalling, torrential rain, heavy winds and icy temperatures - ideal for sprinting!
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When the land is exposed to the harsh tropical sun and torrential rain, it quickly becomes infertile.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It rained all night, and half the day after.
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It was raining hard.
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Take an umbrella in case it rains.
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Think it'll rain this weekend?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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About 1.30 am we got home to Debenham, it was raining it was cold and completely desolate.
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At 7,000 metres a shower of rocks rained down on me.
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By the time John parked in Sloane Crescent the sun had vanished behind lowering cloud, and it was starting to rain .
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Earlier in the day it had been raining, now there was a high wind blowing.
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It had been raining all week and the cleared paths were slick where the rain had frozen on top of the snow.
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It had started to rain again.
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It was as though the mourning cloud that had stopped above Rehoboth had rained meanness and waiting.
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It was quiet outside, and raining.