The clouds had broken a little, and I could see the stars.

But then an hour before the ceremony was to start, the clouds broke and the sun came out.

The moon came out just as the clouds were breaking.

The clouds were breaking and the sun would make its appearance soon.

The clouds had broken, and there was a faint light.

The clouds broke and the sun shone for a full day.

"The clouds must have broken," he thought, and closed his eyes.

The following day the clouds broke a little, and on the next the sun shone.

When December was half gone, the clouds broke and scattered.

The moon was still hidden, but the clouds were breaking.