Philip changed his chair for that in which his uncle had been sitting (it was the only comfortable one in the room), and looked out of the window at the
pouring rain. Even in that sad weather there was something restful about the green fields that stretched to the horizon.
Of Human Bondage
The child and her grandfather, after waiting in vain to thank them or ask them whither they should go, passed through a dirty lane into a crowded street, and stood, amid its din and tumult, and in the
pouring rain, as strange, bewildered, and confused, as if they had lived a thousand years before, and were raised from the dead and placed there by a miracle.
The Old Curiosity Shop
My traveling-carriage stopped; the horses seized; I myself in a strange country at nightfall, robbed of my money and my luggage, and drenched to the skin by the
pouring rain! I am indebted to you for shelter in this place--I am wearing your clothes--I should have died of the fright and the exposure but for you.
The New Magdalen
If the departure of Mademoiselle Cormon made a great noise in Alencon, it is easy to imagine the uproar caused by her sudden return on the following day, in a pouring rain which beat her face without her apparently minding it.
The town was already topsy-turvy in mind, as a consequence of the five extraordinary circumstances which accompanied Mademoiselle Cormon's return; to wit, the pouring rain; Penelope at a gallop, in a lather, and blown; the early hour; the parcels half-packed; and the singular air of the excited old maid.
Old Maid
At the next corner she got out, of course; and as she had no more money, she had to walk the rest of the way to the yards in the
pouring rain. And so all day long she sat shivering, and came home at night with her teeth chattering and pains in her head and back.
Jungle
The logical connection of the present with his immediate departure and the absolute necessity of visiting them for that purpose in
pouring rain at midnight was not made clear.
Crime And Punishment
And at last he flung out in his violent way, and said, with a D, 'Then do as you like.' Thank Goodness it will always be a consolation to me to know that I instantly went out in a
pouring rain and bought the things."
Great Expectations
He rubbed the frosted moisture from the inside of the window and peered out at the
pouring rain, through which he could discern nothing.
The Strength of the Strong
"It has been
pouring rain and blowing a hurricane ever since," said he.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Holding aloft placards bearing slogans such as 'BoJo Must GoGo' and 'Who Voted For You?', protesters packed out Cathedral Gardens in the
pouring rain yesterday.
Huge crowd gathers to protest over 'PM's coup'
According to the current forecast for September 1, released by the Global Forecast System, central and western parts of Latvia will see
pouring rain, with temps expected to climb to plus 25, plus 30 degrees centigrade.
Heat records and pouring rain possible on first day of school
TheSpice Girlsgot absolutely drenched last night as they performed in the
pouring rain at a gig in Bristol.
Spice Girls get drenched as they perform in the pouring rain at washout gig; The Spice Girls wore rain macs and shower caps but they still got absolutely soaked at the concert in Bristol last night
Docker's Lament TIME to be up and off again Into the wind and the
pouring rain Walk down to the dock, stand back to the wall Sheltering from the stormy squall, "You and You" a voice booms out!
Your Poem
Speech next day at American Cemetary in
pouring rain! Little reported-Fake News!" Trump tweeted Tuesday.
Trump says Secret Service forced him to miss WWI service in France