I blinked in the sudden wash of light, then recognised the man before me.

I blinked in the hurtfully sudden wash of white light.

There was a sudden wash of bright light as a car pulled into the drive.

God help me, I thought with a sudden wash of ill feeling.

There was a dull thud, and a sudden wash of heat.

My shoulders tightened and I shuddered in a sudden wash of emotion.

The sudden wash of failure almost made him physically ifi.

With a sudden wash of fear, she turned her head.

In the sudden wash of that brilliant dawn, Kirk saw at last his destination.

I thought, and a sudden wash of cold reasoning shocked through me.