The first drop of rain hit him in the face.

And then the first great drops of rain came down.

There hasn't been a drop of rain in this county during the past three weeks.

He felt a few drops of rain on his face and looked up quickly.

It was then that the first drop of rain hit.

The first few drops of rain on his face decided him.

Throughout the summer "there was not a drop of rain from above".

And then, too often, there have been only a few drops of rain.

The first drops of rain began to beat against the window.

By this time large drops of rain had started to fall.