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“I’m thinking to myself that I had been bumping into this guy for a few months, and he’s asked me out many times,” he said.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2020

The heavy spar, which had been bumping heavily against the side, fell clear.

From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

The James Caird had been bumping heavily astern as we were scrambling ashore, and evidently the rudder was then knocked off.

From South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition by Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir

The latter was curled up half asleep in a corner of the caboose of the "Reindeer Special" which had been bumping over the rails for some time.

From Triple Spies by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)

So, lashing the helm of the grab, he dropped into a small boat which had been bumping throughout the night against the vessel's side, and in a few minutes was on board the gallivat.

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert