It was, as ever down here, softly raining.

It rained softly all through the darkness, so that in the morning the folk in the fort were wet, cold and unhappy.

It was raining softly, and because it was early evening, lights were coming on around the airport.

It was raining softly, and there was only enough light for him to tell there were people in the group besides the women carrying him.

It was raining softly again when Loren, at the end of the month, biked from the tower to the nearest town.

It had begun to rain softly but he didn't notice.

It was raining softly now, and the fire seemed beaten.

It begins to rain softly, and Horacio's mind resumes its painful inner pacing.

It was raining softly out of a dark grey sky.

It began to rain softly.