It began to snow heavily as I got off the train.
First it thundered, and then it started to rain.
Night came on, and what was worse, it began to rain.
The wind was blowing violently, and to make matters worse, it began raining.
He had hardly left home when it began to rain.
Suddenly rain began to fall.
Suddenly, it started to rain very hard.
I had hardly started to work when it began to rain.
It was beginning to snow.
As soon as the game started, it began to rain.
As soon as the game started, it began to rain.
I needn't have watered the flowers. Just after I finished, it started raining.
I needn't have watered the flowers. Just after I finished, it started raining.
I thought rain was beginning to fall.
I was on the point of leaving home when a light rain started to fall.
Hardly had we started when it began to rain.
We had hardly started when it began to rain.
No sooner had we reached the station than it began to rain.
It began to rain before I got home.