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And there is not wanting, amongst us sceptics, a further section who are quite certain that a not inconsiderable proportion of the book is not allegory at all, but sheer "bamming," while others again would transfer the hackneyed death-bed saying from author to book, and say that the whole Chronicle is "a great perhaps."

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 George Saintsbury 1889

The minor and particular absurdities which result from this want of humour crop up constantly in the books; and it is said to have been taken advantage of by Maupassant himself in one instance, the disciple "bamming" the master into recording the existences of peculiarly specialised places of entertainment, which the fertile fancy of the author of _Boule de Suif_ had created.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889

No doubt appears to be entertained that Byron made the statements to Medwin; and the theory of accounting for them is, that 'Byron was "bamming" him.'

Lady Byron Vindicated A history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time Harriet Beecher Stowe 1853

GRACE: So Marlaina, you saw the front door where the brother ` s bamming on the door.

CNN Transcript Sep 21, 2009 2009

We were nothing to do with the protestors, but myself and some mates were bamming the cultists up later on in the day asking if they were Catholic Scientologists or Protestant ones!

Glasgow anti-Scientology protestors told to bin "cult" signs James 2008

I just -- the door was bamming and banging into me, and the living room.

CNN Transcript Feb 3, 2007 2007

You told me about a young student that had been bamming on her door, in love with her.

CNN Transcript Nov 23, 2005 2005

After a while Mr. Head, hunched like an old monkey on the garbage can lid, decided that if Nelson didn't wake up soon, he would make a loud noise by bamming his foot against the can.

AGoodManIsHardToFindAndOtherStories O'Connor, Flannery 1955

The drum-bamming giant took his place opposite the Wildcat.

Lady Luck Hugh Wiley

The document so ostentatiously given to M.G. Lewis 'for circulation among friends in England' was a specimen of what the Noctes Club would call 'bamming.'

Lady Byron Vindicated Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 1870