By the time she got inside, rain had started to fall.

As I was about to start around again, the rain started.

Then the rain started and didn't stop for a month.

Rain had started to fall before the start of the race.

Until the rain started, he wasn't going to be able to get back to sleep.

The rain had started by the time they reached the site.

No work done at all the moment the rain starts.

The rains will start in June, he said, making any movement difficult for some months.

A light rain is starting, and it's not even near dark.

Dawn began to break and the rain started to let up.