She made some resistance in the narrow entrance, and the guard planted his foot in the small of her back, so that she seemed suddenly to crumple up and fall inside.
I might be a serviette, the way you crumple me up.
The struggle was most sharp between Dixmude and the coast at Westende, where the Germans hoped to break through the allied lines, and thus crumple up their entire front, making a free passage.
In a military estimate it proved that forts constructed on the latest scientific principles, but unsupported by an intrenched field army, crumple under the concentrated fire of long-range, high-power enemy guns.
The loss of Baker, who was one of the mainstays of the Boxer team, seemed to affect Randall's opponents, for they appeared to crumple under the smashing attack directed at them.
Like a flash it was passed to Joe Jackson, who hit the line for all he was worth, and tore through for two yards, the Newkirk players seeming to crumple to pieces under the smashing attack.
In a military estimate it proved that forts constructed on the lastest scientific principles, but unsupported by an intrenched field army, crumple under the concentrated fire of long-range, high-power enemy guns.
On this particular day a kite, when it had reached a certain altitude, was seen to crumple up suddenly.
These planes, built of nothing stronger as a rule than wood, crumple under the impact.
They made him top-heavy and filled him with a desire to crumple up somewhere.
Tuesday: we want you badly to help to crumpleup the Krab Bokhar team.
That was the best way to rupture old Van Loo's tummy, and make him crumple you up.
He received the paper very peevishly, and was about to crumple it, apparently to throw it in the fire, when a casual glance at the design seemed suddenly to rivet his attention.
The man who would face a cannon's mouth would falter before the face of a woman whom he could crumple with one hand.
Stewart, who had been swept aside with the others without understanding what was happening, gasping, rubbing his eyes, staring down the street, saw the gray line suddenly stop and crumple up.
Because, you see, if the bridge DID crumple up I'd want to SEE it crumple.
I can't help imagining that perhaps just as we get to the middle, they'll crumple up like a jack-knife and nip us.
The maiden said, nothing; she kissed him, but the smile was all vanished from her face as she stooped to relieve Crumple of her milky burden.
Noo, dry your eyes, lass, and pe off to your milking mirofer--Crumple iss moaning as if her udder wass going to crack.
You would in six months crumple that empire up, or drive it into its own dreary fastnesses, as I now crumple up that piece of paper in my hand!
If we only had a few more men,' he said plaintively, 'we could surround the creatures and crumple 'em up thoroughly.
By a vicious, accurate fire they will seek to check the rush; and one or more of their assailants will crumple and fall headlong.
Descending at a tremendous pace, and with the engine still running, he will strike the ground with a crash and crumple up his chassis; and then no one is more surprised than he is at what has occurred.
It was true that she seized the paper, and her fingers were all set to crumple it.
And he had every reason to think that the teacher would crumple up his picture and send him to the cloak-room for punishment.
Each twenty-four hours a few more buildings crumple or burn, although the Fire Department still is efficient in extinguishing flames.
Mary Josephine made no sound, and in the big chair she seemed to crumple smaller and smaller as he confessed the great lie to her, from the hour Conniston and he had traded identities in the little cabin on the Barren.
He saw the derringer fall and Kao crumple up like a jackknife.
Bless the Doll, you may press the Doll, But do not crumple or mess the Doll!
Bless the Doll, you may press the Doll, But do notcrumple and mess the Doll!
But we are the strongest side, and in the end they'll crumple up.
Still, we are doing very well; our forces are becoming well organized, and in another year or so I think the Boches'll begin to crumple up.
If people like you and me crumple up, the British Empire will crumple up.
