The fire was burning brightly, showing that either Perk or Red must have been keeping tabs on its care, having recently replenished the fuel supply.
He dropped still lower, with a practiced eye keeping tabs of the wind and waves that were being kicked up.
I wonder now, Hugh, if you've got tabs on all the fellows, so that you could tell who made any footprint in the mud?
I'll try and keep tabs of the boat, while you're gone.
Jack, you and Teddy keep tabs of the rear, and shoot if you see the least suspicious movement.
Red Tabs only laughed and said: "I know nothing at all except that your brother is a most delightful fellow with all your own love of getting his own way.
There are many who have asked that question," Red Tabs replied gravely, "and some have not waited long for their answer.
I thought of the comments I had heard on Clubfoot among the customers at Haase's, and I felt that Red Tabs had hit the right nail on the head again.
Red Tabs cocked his eye at the gilded cornice of the ceiling and blew a ring from his cigar.
When I told him of my meeting with Red Tabs at the Bath Club, of the latter's words to me at parting and of my own conviction in the matter he whistled, then looked grave.
And he must of been working hard all day, even with me not here to keep tabs on him.
I went into the big room, picking a chair over by the door so I could keep tabson that grillroom.
Sister is now back in Boston, keeping tabs on orchestras and attending lectures on the higher birds; and brother at last has his orchid ranch somewhere down in California.
If I'd bought a snow shovel and a pair of ear-tabs I could have made some money here offering to shovel the snow off that hill there so's somebody could get some pleasure out of it.
On that day all cards with tabs over this number are removed from the file, and, after the claims have received proper attention, the tabs are moved forward to the next follow-up date, and the cards returned to the file.
On the first of the month those bearing red tabs are referred to, and if due in the current month, black tabs are substituted.
Card for Combined Daily and Monthly Follow-up] This method of cross-indexing with movable tabs permits of the filing of the cards in any manner desired, with the knowledge that the follow-up date will be surely indicated.
Regardless of the number, all tabs printed with the same letter are found in one row, making it possible to file cards by date and cross-index by name.
When letters have been written, the tabs are moved to the next follow-up date, and the cards returned to the file.
When payments are posted the tabs are removed, provided the account is paid in full; otherwise it is moved forward to the next due date.
No matter under what date it is filed, if Brown's card is wanted it will be found by looking through the row of B tabs in the second position from the left.
The cards to be removed for the follow-up on a certain date are those bearing tabs over the number representing that date.
These tabs are cut 1/20 of the width of the card and are in twenty positions across the card.
Metal tabs are placed over the dates on which it is desired to have the claim brought to notice--that is, if the claim is to be followed up on the 20th, a tab is placed over the number 20.
The red tabs indicate accounts past due, which are subject to such action as may be considered advisable.
After the day's remittances are posted, all sheets with black tabs over the current date are referred to, and statements made.
The metal frames are provided with tabs printed with letters, names of towns, numbers, or other special information, and are filed in card drawers, as shown in Fig.
Now since B is always printed on a tab in the second position, and this tab is always the same distance from the end of the card, when the cards are filed, all B tabs will be in a straight line from front to back of the drawer.
Seemed to me it smacked of a contest," Elmer replied, "and somebody was telling how a few of us could keep tabs on the same, while using our wheels.
And several others, like Elmer for instance, might keep tabs on the bunch by following them on their wheels.
Shall we keep tabs of the left side as before, Elmer?
Keep tabs on the road to the left, boys, as we go," he called back.
Sort of keep tabs on the contestants and see how they are getting on.
A very good sportsman of my acquaintance has tabssewn on the curb-reins, which prevents them from slipping.
Running martingales require tabs on the reins, to prevent the rings getting fixed close to the mouth.
I been keepin' tabs o' the miles we left behind us, an' it shore do tally with the distance marked on yeour map.
Jack having kept close tabs on all that went on felt confident there was not a single man aboard the speedboat.
When in the nature of things Jack finally concluded the other should have reached his objective, he craned his neck, and started to keep close tabs on the motionless airplane.
So he kept close tabs until eventually the line of heavily laden trucks had passed from his sight.
Onward they continued, and all kept going well, from which fact Jack figured that thus far the smugglers had not deemed it essential to have videttes posted along the river, in order to keep tabs on what might be going on.
Side tabs and buttons at the back (after Racinet) 31 19.
In some drawings of coats (see Figure 18) the side tabs and their corresponding buttons are shown in addition to those on the back of the coat.
Side tabs and buttons at the back (after Racinet).
Moreover, the government keepstabs on all radio people to see they obey the rules.
You can trust him to keep tabs on how things are moving.
It was evident that he was determined to take Tabs at his word.
It flashed on Tabs that this conversation about the unknown woman was intended as a kind of peace-offering.
It took an effort for Tabs to bring himself to break down the barrier of reticence which this depth of feeling had imposed.
Tabs crossed the room and opened one of the long French windows which led out into the rockery.
While they were telephoning and he was waiting, Tabs remembered and smiled at remembering.
He was to hold an immense mass meeting in the Albert Hall---- Tabs laughed in sheer excitement.
Tabs noticed that her lower lip was tremulous and that she was whipping up her courage.
He wasn't the old fogy Tabs had so persistently imagined.
Tabs emphasized his statement by glancing again at his watch.
Because----" Tabs checked himself while he studied the tantalizing innocence of her expression.
But Tabs was remembering the coster's reason for not having dragged him into the police-courts, "Served in the ranks, did yer?
Tabs had no man in his employ, so what was a man doing in his house?
Tabs of the smallest dimensions, in the earlier Elizabeth and James character, generally have six pieces from front to the middle of the back, which are from 2 to 3 inches deep.
A flat type of hat was worn, with serrated brim, or tabs which could be turned down at times, and others were kept in place by a lacing cord through holes.
On page 290 will be found the smaller tabs which are placed round the jerkin, with a deep front point, as in Fig.
The square tabs of the jerkin increased in size, and soon formed large flaps divided into three or four, to the centre of the back.
This was set with a very short tab or tabs on padded breeches tightening to the knee, which usually had very small trunks on the upper part, and large, stuffed trunk hose also appeared.
Outer short sleeves became a feature, opening in the front, showing the full under one or a tight one; the waist became very short and its tabs larger.
Perk on his part was also trying to keep tabs on all that was going on, not neglecting his duties with the controls, it can be set down as certain.
By chance Perk turned his gaze in another direction for he no longer found any interest in keeping tabs on his late antagonist whose ship was now growing dim in the distance, having entered among a bunch of fleecy clouds.
Perk muttered as he kept close tabs on the shack now close by as though he more than half anticipated seeing it suddenly burst into flames, or go up in fragments under the influence of an explosion.
As the ship fell inward, the Nipe watched his pitifully inadequate instruments, doing his best to keep tabs on every one of the ships that the local life-form used to move through space.
I had to put in a word for the old fellow, whose red tabs seemed suddenly to have grown dingy.
He was a pompous dug-out, very splendid in his red tabs and probably bucked up at having just been under fire.
One man will stay here to keep tabs on what is happening in camp,” Frank answered, as if he had it all figured out in his own mind, and did not hesitate about posting his companion.
They say he keeps tabs on all the ranches, and even has many spies.
I’ll keep tabs on the right,” he had told Billy and Monkey before he left them, “while you two watch the other side of the road for any sign telling that the men turned in.
And so, Gus Merrivale kept tabs on the dusty road far below, eagerly waiting to catch the first glimpse of the coming party.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tabs" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
