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Ramoba had been drumming for acid jazz and big band outfits when a friend suggested he audition for BLK JKS.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2010

They look as though he had been drumming a piano all his life.

From Flower of the North A Modern Romance by Curwood, James Oliver

Meanwhile, Kennedy, who had been drumming absently on the arms of his chair, suddenly rose and walked quietly over to a scrap basket that stood beside an escritoire.

From The War Terror by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

Reginald Stanford dropped the paper-knife he had been drumming with, and stared blankly at Captain Danton.

From Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes

"It is so hard to explain," she replied, after a moment's pause, during which she had been drumming her little forefinger on the table.

From Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose by Allen, Grant