Another miserably wet Italian winter was spent in the mountains.

With a shamefaced grin, he acknowledges the historical truth behind such scenes as the one in which Withnail and his friend, miserably wet and chilled, break up some furniture and burn it.

The wind blew like the end of the world- intensely cold and miserably wet.

But in the miserably wet conditions Poland's speed was of no use since the ball would not roll like it does on a dry field.

The day had turned unexpectedly cold and miserably wet.

And this time they playing on a miserably wet and windy day at Athletic Park which, even at the best of times, can be a most unfriendly spot for touring teams.

He took a deep breath, savoring the desert crispness after the miserably wet cold of Baltimore.

The reason: our miserably wet winter, which promoted the growth of "flora and oodles of seasonal mold spores," he said.

The rain streamed down the walls of glass, and a miserably wet black bird swooped close, seeking escape from the cold downpour, then darted away an instant before crashing through the window.

I spend a miserably wet period searching out an alternative, and many more soaking miles and hours heading north on the road to Almagro, among the endless plains of La Mancha.