He motioned them back up the hill trail.

There was not likely to be much that could be safely spared to back up a Franco-British offensive on the Plateau.

Methought I had twenty household fowl which did eat wheat steeped in water from my hand, and there came suddenly from the clouds a crook-beaked hawk who soused on them and killed them all, trussing their necks, then took his flight back up to the clouds.

"I will if yuh help me git the barrel back up the hill again," replied the other.

Presently he began climbing back up the few feet to the knife-like crest from which he had descended not five minutes ago.

Tippy Toes danced this way, and he danced that way, and said, "Oh, Grandpa Grumbles, how I enjoyed the ride!" Grandpa Grumbles said, "Off to bed when the merry winds blow, So back up the chimney old Grandpa can go.

"I'm going to wipe him out on that raceif he's got the guts to come across and back up that Thunderbolt horse as hard as he blows about him!"

I can back up my assertion by any amount of corroborative detail.

The touch of bullying in his tone put my back up at once.

Peter had an uneasy sense that this was exceedingly thin logic, a mere smoke screen behind which he meant to retreat back up North.

We brought so many of 'em back up here, (looks around the room)

Fred never went over the top and out to back up the argument you're making now! FEJEVARY: (stiffly) Very well, I will discontinue the argument I'm making now.

That is to say, they must be prepared to back up our sea-power in its efforts to keep off the tide of war from the neighbourhood of their homes.

"The boy is right," said his mother, always ready to back up her son.

" He spoke more loudly: "Are you makin' that bet for the sake of arguin', partner, or do you calculate to back it up with cold cash?" Morgan whirled upon him with a scowl, "I ain't pulled a bluff in my life that I can't back up!"

Contours are often puzzling to a beginner in map reading, but knowledge of what they represent may save a party from a weary climb back up a place they have gaily ski-ed down, thinking they could get through but finding an impossible slope or fall of rock which forced them to retrace their steps.

He has broke sev'ral casters tryin' to jostle her into doin' it again, but somehow she won't. Seem like a clock kin be about ez contrary ez anything else, once't git her back up.

" "That's what I thought, but I seen her back up this Bard ag'in' a roomful of men.

Then she turned and went back up the path again: but her feet dragged in spite of herself; it was as if some instinct told her she was going to meet a heartache.

She murmured incoherent words, the only ones which Sylvia could make out being, "I can'tI can'tI can't!" What it was she could not do, remained an impenetrable mystery to Sylvia, for at that moment she turned away quickly, and went back up the driveway, her face in her hands.

I'd like to go back up there, but I guess I'm gettin' too old.

The Squash Tennis ball is so lively and the angles so wide that trying to back up usually results in the ball chasing you and at best, a defensive, awkward shot will be all you can hit.

But, on the other hand, they don't back up what I point out must be done.

The rector wanted him arrested, but he had no witnesses to back up his complaint.

It would be easy enough for anybody to come back up the ravine, but nobody came.

I had earlier received elaborate instructions on the phone from my dad on how I was to get to Girgaum once I got off the bus at Dadar and backup information from my nervous Mum on what I should do in case I got lost.

He went slowly up the steps and into the entry just as Mrs. BACKUP, the landlady of the House, came out of her sitting-room.

Now, Mrs. BACKUP was one of your eminently respectable females, who are always loaded to the muzzle with Beautiful Moral Essays, which they try to cram down everybody's throat, but never practise themselves.

When all the time, mind you, the virtuous Mrs. BACKUP was a woman who would bear any amount of watching, having already caused three husbands to frantically emigrate to parts unknown.

"Oh, you do, do you?" rejoined Mrs. BACKUP, regally; "and who, may I ask, is ANN BRUMMET?" "A young lady that I wasato meet here," replied ARCHIBALD, timidly.

Mrs. BACKUP immediately organized a virtuous tableau, and glared at him majestically.

" "Drat the man," said Mrs. BACKUP to herself; "he's a born fool that can't take a hint like that.

He said he went to the Half-way House, and questioned Mrs. BACKUP and TEDDY for four hours, without finding out the first thing.

It could be backup for you and the girls, security . . .

The power cuts that ensued, hobbling our much needed computers, led to a greedy lunge for the last drips of juice out of the backup generator in order to crunch out a few extra words.

Part of a backup plan for keeping this place hidden.

My most important assignment here is to set up a secret base for Starlight Enterprise, which will be a backup and defense unit prepared for any events such as the one we've just experienced.

George said to the Starmen, "Of course, there's a backup power system, but I don't feel a compelling need to make it any easier for these strangers.

The nearest backup ship is more than three hours after that.

An emergency backup system had kicked in, causing the lights to flicker back on and the atmosphere recycler to hum quietly back into efficiency.

"Even the backup power system is being strained.