(1) Pat Stephenson's heroes became the first side to bring the Tetley's Bitter Vase to North Yorkshire with a thumping 36-20 triumph.(2) City fans' quest for glory in the Worthington Fives national five-a-side supporters' competition came to a thumping end in the quarter-finals.(3) In one area, by the council's own admission, a thumping 70 per cent of homes are eschewing wheelie bins.(4) The overwhelming majority of the population - a thumping 94 per cent - exchange presents.(5) She has been feeding quarters to the Wurlitzer jukebox all night, letting the Motown hits compete with the thumping dance music from the bar.(6) It is a rarity among Washington-insider memoirs - it's a thumping good read.(7) Oh God, I think I hear thumping noises from the other room.(8) Congratulations Boris, I'm delighted you retained your seat with a thumping majority.(9) The hook is infectious and ridiculous, all about thumping bass, banging drum lines and blowing you away.(10) Well, I'm sure that the British forces are u2018doing a thumping good jobu2019 - I'm less certain that there's any end in sight.(11) We overhear a technical person say u2018That's a floor spin,u2019 and the thumping closing music starts.(12) Scott had a thumping hip hop beat at my gig and there was a tune that kept playing, and you could see people raising their eyes.(13) Data released last Friday on American non-farm payroll employment showed a thumping rise of 211,000 in March against expectations of a rise to 190,000.(14) The heck with dissonance, what's the German for u2018gigantic thumping irony?u2019(15) The thumping heartbeats ergo sailed past my ears.(16) The percussion adds a slick, hip and sometimes otherworldly sound to rock-solid, thumping drums.