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He had been copying Elliott Smith and Nick Drake songs, though he found it unsatisfying to play music that was written to be heard as part of a group.

From The Guardian • Dec. 27, 2019

He explained that Sherman and his colleague Marin Cogan had heard Bardella had been copying me on e-mails.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2013

They seemed, at times, to come and go almost daily, with the exception of Miss Trixie, the octogenarian assistant accountant, who had been copying figures inaccurately into the Levy' ledgers for almost half a century.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

The next day, Sunday, in the afternoon, Anna had been copying off some hymns for Emmelin’s book, and left them with me to look over.

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin

When the hand of the clock pointed to half-past three, she closed the volume from which she had been copying extracts, and began to collect her papers.

From New Grub Street by Gissing, George