| 单词 | good turn |
| 例句 | He was doing them a good turn because they had saved his life but, as Hazel knew, he could not help despising them for timid, helpless, stay-at-home creatures who could not fly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "Never mind that, Liebchen. This is a good turn of fortune. Music to the rescue, right?" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And she would be doing them a good turn. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “One good turn deserves another,” he replied, and began to hobble away. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was a tribal superstition I clung to, which said that if one did others a good turn, things would go right for that one day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Remember always the good turn I have done you.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z And he had not forgotten a good turn Blume had done him back in his bush-league days. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “And since one good turn deserves another,” Marla’s voice is saying, “Jessica Carlisle wants to help Rosa do something she would never be able to do on her own—go for a run.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z So I stuck my little finger in and gave it a good turn but in an instant I jerked it out and started shrieking. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps I can do a good turn for you.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I look at our cart, and decide that one good turn deserves another. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z On the Internet, where no good turn goes unstoned, the artist list is already being dutifully parsed. The Whitney Museum announces inaugural show, and the Internet parses 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Norman Rockwell certified Scouting as all-American by painting dozens of scenes of apple-cheeked Scouts doing their good turns daily for the nation. Muslim Scouts pursue an American tradition — in an America wary of Muslims 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Having done Mr. Felker a good turn, she nearly scuttled his new publication with her 1968 profile of Viva, the Andy Warhol superstar. Barbara Goldsmith, Author of ‘Little Gloria,’ Dies at 85 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Even Thomas Barrow — nasty, duplicitous, blackmailing Thomas — did good turns last season. ‘Downton’ funk: The end of ‘Abbey’s’ road draws nigh 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY Well, one of the things that brought me and my wife, Elle, together is our love of humor and of comedy, even the science of it: What makes a good turn? Keegan-Michael Key Will Do Anything for a Laugh 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z He is at his best when detailing Poggio's remarkable journey in a mix of fact and conjecture, and he does us a good turn when deconstructing the poem in a conversational, bullet-pointed section. 'The Swerve': An ancient poem lights a modern fire 2011-10-06T19:16:04Z “But sometimes not every good turn works out.” Director Says He Left Met Production in Visa Spat 2010-09-03T22:21:00Z Salas' very good turn as the woman who knew him when, struggling to find her own place in his success, helps ground not only Cantinflas but the film. 'Cantinflas' is buoyed by Oscar Jaenada, hampered by Hollywood 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z “One seldom was able to do her a good turn without some thoughts of strangulation,” he writes. Maggie Smith Shifts From Dowager to Down and Out for ‘The Lady in the Van’ 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z But the original good turn is still the main thing. Social Q’s: In-Laws and Outlaws 2013-06-20T19:05:17Z This first episode of the new season introduces internal conflicts, and the arrival of the "League Of American Nationalists", among them, enforcer AJ Weston – a very good turn by Henry Rollins. Dermot Meets 2010-04-28T07:00:00Z Her theater career began as a good turn. Ellen Stewart, Off Off Broadway Pioneer, Dies at 91 2011-01-13T18:11:40Z “I want to get the good turns more often, more dynamic, a little bit more race mode in the mentality, which I think is the biggest adjustment I need to make,” Shiffrin said. ‘I don’t feel bad today’ says Shiffrin after finishing sixth in ski season opener 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z “I am quite exhausted but I think I had some really good turns and some things to fix for the next slalom,” Shiffrin said. Holdener beats Shiffrin for 2nd World Cup slalom win 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z So “false social reality” felt like a good turn of phrase for that. Climate Change Actions Are Far More Popular Than People in U.S. Realize 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z “I was really pumped at getting a good turn in on a soft-top,” he said. How a cringey Costco surfboard sparked a 'foamie' revolution 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z “So this is especially a good turn of events and the proper resolution.” In final blow to Pr. George’s council, Maryland Court of Appeals affirms ruling on redistricting 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z “But I think the easiest thing to say is that I skied a couple of good turns and I skied one turn a bit wrong and I really paid the hardest consequence for that.” Shiffrin set for Olympic slalom after quick exit in 1st race 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z “I think the easiest thing to say is that I skied a couple good turns and I skied one turn a bit wrong and I really paid the hardest consequence for that,” Shiffrin said. Perspective | Mikaela Shiffrin makes a surprising error, and the Olympic monster awakens 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z “I skied a couple good turns and I skied one turn wrong,” Shiffrin said. Mikaela Shriffin won't defend giant slalom title after slipping out of race 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z A good turn and shot led to an easy save for Stryjek, then a driving run forward was followed by a shot that was always rising over the bar. Arfield earns Rangers win over Livi 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z "We have a strong speed team. We all come from the giant slalom, so we make good turns and super-G is a good mix," Brignone said. Italy's Federica Brignone wins World Cup super-G with gutsy run 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z “We have a strong speed team. We all come from the giant slalom, so we make good turns and super-G is a good mix,” Brignone said. Italian skier Brignone wins World Cup super-G with gutsy run 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z He described his mother as a much-loved grandmother, "the kindest person you could ever wish to meet", and a woman who would "do anybody a good turn". David Fuller: Son of mortuary abuse victim speaks out 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z “I didn’t quite show it today, but hopefully I can find those good turns and good skiing in the next races.” Smiling Shiffrin inspired by US teammates and boyfriend 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z “It was a good turn for us,” Carroll said of the commitment to the run game against the Steelers. Rashaad Penny’s return gives Seahawks needed reinforcements in renewed effort to establish the run 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z In Sikhism, doing good turns into a celebration and not a duty. Viewpoint: Why Sikhs are the do-gooders of the world 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Sure, Epic played well today, but you need more than one good turn to win. In Epic v Apple, everybody is losing at the game of defining games 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z It’s also a story about how one good turn deserves another and yet another. Pizzeria borrows to keep workers on job, spurs donations 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Now, we must never pooh-pooh officials for a good turn of trash talk. Perspective | Rick Pitino’s return to college hoops at Iona speaks volumes, and these volumes are quite funny 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z It’s possible to both remain professional and do him a good turn without sharing the plotlines of your workplace’s psychological melodramas. Vomiting at Work Doesn’t Mean You’re Bad at Your Job 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Price, an intense sort, came chest to chest with the mild-mannered Mr. Anderson as he shrieked in triumph over a particularly good turn. Showmanship, and Conflict, as Darts Goes From Smoky Pubs to TV Spectacle 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Don't get me wrong; I make a good turn, and my arms are extended away from my body—that's a good feeling to have—but the point is, I'm not overswinging. Tour Technique: Secrets To Pure Long Irons - Golf Digest 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z “With all the setbacks, you hoped this would be a good turn. But the opposite happened.” Man’s Struggles With Mental Illness and Addiction Preceded Hate Crimes, Friends Say 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Instead of experiencing a benefaction as a good turn, people sometimes regard it as a mere payment of what they are owed, for which no one deserves any moral credit. The lifesaving power of gratitude (or, why you should write that thank you note) 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z “He made a good turn. That is a positive.” Seahawks Monday injury report: Bobby Wagner could be a gametime decision against the Rams Sunday 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z You'll make a good turn and be able to shift forward coming down and still be behind the ball so you can hit up on it slightly. Butch Harmon's Greatest Driving Lesson - Golf Digest 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Is that how Ms. Milkman’s economist explains the bedrock human impulse to acknowledge a good turn or compliment for a job well done? Opinion | Add human decency into the economic equation 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z “No, it’s a very good turn,” Arum said. Manny Pacquiao to fight Jeff Horn as part of planned four-fight farewell tour, Arum says 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The essence of neighborliness, she finds, is reciprocity: one good turn for another. Red Neighbor, Blue Neighbor 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z After all, by not voting you do your neighbor a good turn. The Case Against Democracy 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Give the mixture a good turn, then punch the vegetables down so they are submerged below the vinegar. Edouardo Jordan’s recipe for his spicy slaw, Pikliz, is personal 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The policeman did his own good turn, helping the driver right his truck and re-stack the melons. An Honest Cop, and His Facebook Celebrity, Take Romania by Surprise 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Martin would have several good turns on the keyboards, performing a lively music hall solo on McCartney’s “Lovely Rita” and a speeded-up Baroque reverie on Lennon’s “In My Life.” Beatles’ producer George Martin dies at 90 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Martin would have several good turns on the keyboards, performing a lively music hall solo on McCartney's "Lovely Rita" and a speeded-up Baroque reverie on Lennon's "In My Life." George Martin, the Beatles' urbane producer who guided the band's swift, historic transformation from rowdy club act to musical and cultural revolutionaries, has died, his management said Wednesday 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z "Then once I got over, I was able to do some good turns and take it to the finish with him." Froome repays Kennaugh as Sky pair dominate stage 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z In a good turn for them, the U.S. military helped Kurdish forces move into northern Syria, right along the Turkish border. We’re still fighting George W. Bush’s battles: Syria, ISIS and the “worst foreign policy blunder” in American History 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Hopefully, before the fraudsters learn how to spell and write a good turn of phrase, the SEC shows it can quickly hunt down manipulators. How To Spot Fake M&A: The Twitter Edition 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z If the hiring manager thinks back to the interview and remembers a particularly good turn of phrase you used and chuckles to him or herself—that’s a huge win. 5 Mental Shortcuts Hiring Managers Take (and How to Use Them to Your Advantage) 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z "Dre was in the neighborhood. The community was out. How could something so good turn so sour?" In Compton, Suge Knight incidents bring dismay, anger 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z They also look for opportunities to do various good turns, often for fellow church members. 2 LDS members explain their mission work in Missouri 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z “I like doing a good turn daily,” he said. Retirees Turn to Virtual Villages for Mutual Support 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Eager to do someone a good turn – even for a perfect stranger? SungardASVoice: 3 Career-Killing Thoughts You're Carrying Around Inside Your Head 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z He also showed a good turn of pace to spark attacks, but he faded after his impressive start. Manchester United Manages a Draw in Di María’s Debut 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Several studies support this notion, including one from our very own lab, which revealed that people who persist at appreciating a good turn in their lives are less likely to adapt to it… How to Live a Happy Life: Louis CK Explains the Science 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z But jazz feeds off mistakes in a special way, as combos give each member permission to experiment, to bungle, and then to turn odd twists into good turns. The Resilient Person's DNA: Huge Expectations And A Taste For Surprise 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z For those who love a good turn of phrase, the album does not disappoint. How Late Night Gave The Roots Artistic Freedom (And How It's Paying Off) 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z JPMorgan now complains that it is being unfairly punished for doing a good turn for the government and economy during the crisis. DEALTALK-After JPMorgan, banks seek protections in future bailouts 2013-10-22T20:11:32Z What seems good turns destructive and what seems destructive turns good. Technology and our standard of living: Are we really better off than the numbers show? 2013-08-08T11:09:06Z Both are fun and inventive and could probably make a good turn on a dollar in Miami. Postcard from Cuba 2013-08-29T07:19:43Z Now, 65 years on, wealthy "Baby Boomers" are doing the feeble global economy another good turn, according to some fund managers. Young funds bet big on free-spending seniors 2013-06-26T09:26:23Z But maybe Cheney’s doing his cousin a good turn by reminding us that there’s distance between his national security policies and the previous administration. Dick Cheney helps his cousin 2013-02-11T21:00:00Z "He took a real good turn this week," Carroll said last Wednesday, the day before Seattle's exhibition finale. Marshawn Lynch's status is unclear for Seahawks' season opener Sunday at Arizona 2012-09-05T02:42:03Z "This is a good turn of events," Burk said. A big decision, small victories for everyone 2012-08-21T08:24:08Z "I was due a good turn," he said, laughing after the event. The Fugue wins Nassau at Goodwood to leave William Buick in the shade 2012-08-04T17:42:22Z The league offers them opportunities to stay in touch, as well as do a good turn. Bologna Journal: In Italy, Blind Baseball League Fosters ‘Freedom’ 2012-06-08T00:12:34Z Ayishah's camel, possessing a good turn of speed and lightly burdened, Mohammad, after having tried to explain these facts to its fair rider, gave orders to change the loads of the two animals. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z "What kind of 'good turn' is it that rakes up bygone troubles, and spreads scandalous gossip?" The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z A warm-hearted Irishman, he was always ready to do a good turn for anyone, and it was wonderful how the geniality of his nature was never clouded by almost life-long physical suffering. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z Mervyn ought to know what is doing here, and if you can write and tell him that he is wanted you will be doing a good turn for the Squire as well as for him. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z He had done the same good turn to many another aspiring damsel. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z "Without question—assuredly, Fog—one good turn deserves another." Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z He had even time to wonder whether he could not do Lindo a good turn--whether he could not somehow make it up to him. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z One good turn deserves another; and gratitude is excited by so noble and natural a spirit, that he ought to be looked upon as the vilest of creatures who has no sense of it. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z One good turn deserves another, and if you will follow my advice, only for one week, you shall be a different man to what you now are. Geoffery Gambado A Simple Remedy for Hypochondriacism and Melancholy Splenetic Humours 2012-03-14T02:00:27.650Z Their father did me a good turn, and they don't drink or gamble either. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z I told you I came back here to do you a good turn. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Stephen Clode, while listening with a certain pleasure to the archdeacon's hints, did not dream of the good turn which fortune was about to do him. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z He has done us a good turn, uncle. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z “One good turn deserves another,” returned Jack, “and we haven’t forgotten how royally you helped us on the day the Water Sprite got into trouble.” The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z Well, as it is he, I don't mind doing him a good turn. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z "And you've been doing me good turns—by your way of it—for some time past," he continued, in a stifled, vehement whisper lest his voice should still reach the receding boat. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Now you come and do me a good turn. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z Yapp did not waver, but he remembered that good turns had been done to him in that room, and he was troubled. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z But on two occasions Chet had done Professor Jeffer a good turn, and he was, therefore, hoping they would get a cordial reception. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z It does really seem that virtue is its own reward and one good turn deserves another. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z "I came back to do you a good turn—although few men, in my position, would ever have looked near you again," he paused in the doorway to remark acridly. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z "She bade me say, 'One good turn deserves another,' and so here's your night-cap," and he thrust a great oaken mug under Gerard's nose. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Your garden, I said, will serve you many a good turn. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z Probably he thought he was doing you a good turn, and you've overstrained yourself in trying to cope with duties to which you have not been accustomed. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z No doubt folks sometimes did one a good turn for love's sake, but, taking the world broadly, a man had to make his way without relying on such help as that. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z I came back to do you a good turn. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z I stayed there a whole week, and mercifully the invalid took a good turn; but they insisted on keeping Parasha till her grandmother got well. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z Some time after the wolf comes prowling around the house, and, reminding his friend that one good turn deserves another, declares that he has now come for mutton in good earnest. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z He did me a jolly good turn, you know. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z It doesn’t matter especially what that good turn is. Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z I’ve promised to do a good turn to somebody—or something—every day. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z We are indeed very happy,' she says, 'to see the good turn the affair is taking. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z I'm not a philanthropist; I'm willing to do any man a good turn, but I'm far more anxious to do a bit of good for myself. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z His strategical knowledge, which he had never had occasion to display in the battle-field, served him a good turn in storming the fair ones of the metropolis. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z From thence he corresponded with Don Rosendo, and frequently did him a good turn in the ceaseless feud that he maintained against his enemies of the Cabin. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z We don’t take money for doing a good turn.” A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z For once at least my old black character did me a good turn. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z See here!" he exclaimed fiercely, "I owe you for more than one good turn, and I guess if you hadn't happened to be on deck tonight those dogs would have killed me. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z You want to do me a good turn, do you? The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z “I’d like to do you this good turn, old man,” he said. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Dave, you don’t want to let those boy scouts be the ones to do the good turns for your old mother that you should do? A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z They really were not bad fellows, and would have done Archie a good turn if they could. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z But the lesson, once learned, was taken to heart, and did them many a good turn in after days, when sailing away over the seas of the far North in their saucy yacht, the Snowbird. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z As I shall afterward relate, this letter did me a good turn later in Scotland, opening doors to me that were closed to nearly all the world. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z Each, it was clear, could do the other a good turn.... The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z I wish I could do something for her beyond a few good turns.” A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z There was more discussion, and, if it did nothing more, it served a good turn, for it shunted the thoughts of the lads into new channels, and they began to feel sleepy. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z But if you look into the matter you will find that if I am to blame it is solely in consequence of my anxiety to do you a good turn!” Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z I promised you yesterday that some day I’d do you a good turn. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z Morris was doing him that “good turn I feel I owe you.” The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z I think that every boy scout should make it a point to do a good turn for her when he can.” A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z "I've done you nothing else than good turns----" "I know it, quite well." A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z She does many a good turn for us men who have to stick by our boats. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z You my friends have done me a good turn by bringing me here to see Jagann�th. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z And his final thought—he knew not exactly why—was a sentence Morris had made use of long ago: “I feel I owe you a good turn; I’d like to do something for you....” The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z “To remind me to do one good turn to somebody every day.” A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z Why, one likes to be brotherly, you know, Verny, and in the wilds, far from other people, we ought to do a good turn to strangers. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z I want her to be fond of me, and I know she'd never forget if I'd been able to do her a good turn like that. Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts 2011-11-11T03:00:37.427Z Formerly I had done you good turns; now show your gratitude by reliasing me. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z She knew a good deal of the makeshifts of poverty, and none of the family seemed to have grudged time or trouble if they could do a good turn to this companion in difficulties. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z In especial, good turns toward the sorrow-bowed old woman, Ma’am Baldwin, were in vogue that season, because a first-rate recipe for sympathy is to perform a service for its object. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z "You have done me a good turn, and I have done you one." Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z If you accept you will be rendering a public service and doing your father's firm a thundering good turn. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z I saw your conceit to-day, as you stood there among all the little girls whom you had befooled into doing you a good turn. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:20.960Z He was elated at promoting a project which he conceived to be of great public usefulness and importance, and happy at being able to do a friend a good turn. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z She should do at least one good turn to some one every day. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z If need help, come to cabin under shadow of yonder peak, and my boys they glad do you good turn, because me, Charley Crow, still head of house! Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z Intent upon his art, he took no care of himself and thought nothing of the ordinary needs and affairs of the world, though always ready to do others a good turn. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z But I want to do you a good turn to make up for the bad one. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z Well,—if you really want to do me a good turn,—you might change these halls again. The Brass Bottle A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts 2011-10-11T02:01:04.737Z Indeed, I merely came to do a good turn to the master of the house.” Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Fortune thought fit to do him a good turn, as it did to many others down the river that year. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z Their wives and daughters are always gentle to poor Nain Rouge, however; and when I can, I do them a good turn. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z Never do a good turn for a man; if you do, he will do you harm at the first opportunity.” Zanzibar Tales Told by natives of the East Coast of Africa 2011-09-20T02:00:14.730Z I'll do him a good turn—knock at the wall myself. Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show 2011-09-19T02:00:13.900Z You have done me a good turn, and I’ll do as much for you.” Bluebeard 2011-09-19T02:00:13.657Z He was a pal of mine, was Ike, and he thought he’d do me a good turn. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z He soon had the car speeding along the road that went to the Corners, and Norma felt she had done her friends 255 a good turn. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z Some day you will be able to do a good turn for me,” replied Mrs. Alexander, affably. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z I am only too glad to do you and those charming students of yours a good turn. Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z And if, which was likely enough, God willing, he should meet with such another good turn in a third future engagement, he bid fair for being a Commodore in the prime of his days. The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z You ought to put up a monument to that poor beggar’s memory, for he did you a good turn,” he said at last. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z The stranger seemed almost overpowered with gratitude; but interrupting what she attempted to say, 'No thankings,' he cried, 'young woman! it's a bad sign when a good turn surprises a person. The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z It shall serve you a good turn with his Lordship. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Wait till you do me a good turn. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z In fact, I can do you a good turn now and then if you'll help me out. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z No man’s dead broke till his neck’s broke; and as for sponging on me, one never loses anything by doing a good turn to one of your sort who has good grit. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z And while I am here, ’tis consoling to know that I cannot injure anybody by doing them good turns, nor can I be of any assistance to them by being their enemies. The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z “Some are excused by the Bailiffs without reason assigned; some ‘at the instance’ of certain great people wishing to do a good turn for a friend. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z “So when I trail the murderer—I mean the thief,” reflected Starling, “I’ll be doing the old lady back there a good turn, won’t I?” The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z It furnished me with pleasant thoughts for so long, I decided that one good turn deserves another. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z Now one good turn deserves another; how much has Porter got? The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z I fought the Indians and fought them hard, but had many friends among them and I did them many good turns which they appreciated. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z So if Mrs. Mason wanted to do her goddaughter a good turn and stop people from talking, she had better help that on. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z He might also have the pleasure of receiving Sternhold into his own retreat for lunatics; and so, while furthering the interests of his sister and nephew, do himself a good turn. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z However, don't let us quarrel, I simply stopped you because I want to do you a good turn. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z P.S.—I will say that the doctor was ready to do a good turn. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z He was a likeable man, generous, and known to be such, always doing his fellowman a good turn. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z Many a good turn from him deserved one more from me—the last. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z I may be able to do you a good turn for it some day, Ned Murray.” Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z If any enterprising Yankee should take the hint, and realize a fortune in the enterprise, I trust he will bear in mind, as he retires, that "one good turn deserves another." Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z The knot in the loop was a “conscience pricker,” as he expressed it, that a Scout was pledged to do some one a good turn every day. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z May God have mercy upon his soul, if that which should lead him to good turns him to evil! A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Charles gave ear to courtiers far too often, and frequently wanted to do them a good turn by promoting incompetent persons to Irish offices. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z "If you want to do Leland a good turn, get up and ride," it said. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z They were less sure than they had been earlier in the evening that they had done Rouminof a good turn by giving him possession of his share of the opals. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Now your experience at the butts may serve you a good turn. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z I'll perhaps be able to do you a good turn some day. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z I thought it would be so--one good turn deserves another. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z I feel inclined to register a vow to heaven never again to do a good turn to a living soul. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z “And I don’t see any sense in jumping down my throat because I want to do you a good turn.” The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Who worthy of the name and dignity of a warrior ever forgot to requite a good turn once rendered, even at the peril of his life? Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z I suppose I’m in some poor devil’s place; perhaps I mout take more pleasure in doing him this good turn if I only knowed who he is. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z One good turn deserves another, so just throw that flask at me—thanks. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z A bottle of Eno fully restored his good humour, and drew forth expressions of friendship: "You good man, I love you; you do me good turn, I make return." In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z I want you to do me a good turn. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z One of these days I may be able to do you a good turn. The Sweep Winner 2011-06-24T02:00:21.067Z He done me a good turn only the other night. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z “I’ll do you a good turn for this,” said he, ”— me if I don’t.” By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z She thanked him, and then she said, might be she would do him a good turn herself; and away she hobbled through the wood. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z Of course if we get a chance to do a good turn for Uncle Phil, and, incidentally ourselves, we will. Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam 2011-06-07T02:00:13.313Z I had to thank old Barlow for doing me one good turn, for, during all the excitement I had completely forgotten to make my payment to the president of the bank, Mr. Blickens. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z The House of Lords is the stock enemy of Liberalism, but the peers did Lord Houghton a good turn when they rejected Mr. Gladstone's Home Rule Bill and numbered the days of the ministry. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z In the interval he had done Gillie many good turns. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z Many a time he had been kind to them; and now he thought they should do the like by him, as one good turn deserves another. The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z "One good turn deserves another," said Owen, hesitatingly. The Cave by the Beech Fork A Story of Kentucky?1815 2011-05-07T02:00:28.747Z I realized then that Mr. Peck had done me a good turn, and I felt grateful. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z “We just thought that perhaps you’d be glad to do a good turn for us.” The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp 2011-04-27T02:00:26.377Z May, innocently supposing that she was doing him a good turn, gave him her place, and went to another part of the room. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z The Fish did not know what to make of this, because never since the world began had a crane done a good turn to a fish. The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z Besides, it was doing the Englishman a good turn. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z When you did me a good turn that other time I acted like a bear, and I’ve been sick about it ever since. The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z Well, if you can do two good turns at each performance I’ll give you fifteen dollars. Leo the Circus Boy 2011-04-12T02:00:28.110Z “No; he had done me one good turn, and I couldn’t be continually asking favors.” The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z I like your looks, and I want to do you a good turn. The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z "I am sorry for that fellow," said Lionel, aloud; "he did me a good turn once: I might have gone down the torrent, were it not for his aid." The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z This time Tattle-tale, who played no favorites, was doing Frisky a good turn, but the little fox was in no position to appreciate the fact. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z “I’ve no doubt you could do a very good turn or two.” Leo the Circus Boy 2011-04-12T02:00:28.110Z His heart is as big as a bushel basket; and he’d go out of his way any time to do you a good turn.” Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z You see, the man did me the greatest service one man can render another, and I was only too glad of the opportunity to do him a good turn of any sort. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z And so, I keep my eyes open all the time for little good turns I can do. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z Look after him well; he once did me a good turn. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z But what is wonderful is that Stephen should do anyone a good turn, unless—unless—” and his face darkened suddenly and grew fierce—“unless he had some end in view.” Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z He had been very decent and unwittingly had done me such a really good turn, that it was only fair to return the bus to him. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z "I have precious few maxims, but one is that he who does me a good turn gets paid with interest—though I have a parallel one for the man who works me a mischief." At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z This was a nice little bit of information that might come in handy and do his friend Constable Doonan a good turn some day. Settling Day 2011-03-08T03:00:36.623Z A murderess no doubt but even if a murderess thinks you did her a good turn when you didn't it makes you feel like a snake's a high-class animal beside you. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z There's no doubt that Mr Farage does a good turn whether in a TV interview or on the conference stage. Third party claim 2011-03-05T17:23:36Z It would serve one good turn at any rate. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z "So it is a good turn not to rob a man whom you've already assaulted!" observed Flint ironically. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z "Our little girl," she said, in the hope of doing me a good turn, "distinguished herself to-night, didn't she?" The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z “You done me a good turn last night,” said he, “and I shall not forget it, as I have you.” Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z “Look here, you, Master Trethick, no man ever did me an ill turn but what I paid him off, and no man ever did me a good turn but I paid him off.” The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z Well, this affair has done us a good turn. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z "It is a good turn to save a man's life." At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z Harriet Wesden turned "serious"—a very good turn for her, and for all of us, if we could only think so. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z You know, Father, it would be doing Langhope a really good turn to recommend Mr. Hamilton as their minister. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z I’m doing you a good turn here without asking questions.” The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z But Lieutenant-commander Aubyn was not a man who would willingly miss the opportunity of doing his friends a good turn, provided the exigencies of the Service permitted. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Not but what he and his dog did me a good turn once. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z You ain't like me, with no one to look to—with no one but you in all the world that would do me a good turn if I wished it ever so. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z Well, I am at the opposite end of the scale, and I have sometimes wondered whether "Incompetent Machen" would not be quite a good turn. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z So Mr. Spencer had really done me a good turn in carrying me through the forenoon. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z And the stores could do a good turn by having well-informed and painstaking clerks to aid in the selection of the right edition. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z Having fixed things for myself, I thought I’d do you a good turn, too. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z I’m interested in this ethnology stuff, and I can do you sharks a whopping good turn. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z Reckon I’ll have to put the gloves on with you when that crippled wing of yours is O. K. Well, Sally, old Pop has done you another good turn.” Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z Ulta’s mother has done me a good turn, and I shall remember her as long as I live.” Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z "And now I wonder," he said, "if you'd mind doing me a good turn?" Half-Past Bedtime 2011-01-23T03:00:13.247Z “You did me a good turn the other day, señor,” he said. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z I hope you can ride and throw a rope; I’m obliged to you already, and I’d like to do you a good turn. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z His reading was now serving him a good turn. '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z "None, thank goodness; but I'd like to do a pal a good turn, and so——" "Well?" Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z They could do a good turn as well as a bad one. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z So you see, Mr. Sturgess, I owed you a good turn, though you never guessed it. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z “If my little plan works we’ll have keen sport and maybe do our country a good turn!” Voice from the Cave 2011-01-04T03:01:09.533Z You did me one good turn, and I'm not forgetting it. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z "Does he owe that good turn to you?" The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z "Then I shall telephone to the headquarters of police, with whom I stand in great favor at present, as I am able to do them a good turn now and again." The Golden Triangle The Return of Ars?ne Lupin 2011-01-01T03:00:23.890Z “I’m sorry I cannot help you, but I want you to do a good turn for a lady.” His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z "Aye, and as many good turns done too by him in mine," said old dame Hathaway. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z I cast from me every fear that prompted me to avoid my fellow-creatures, and rejoiced that it was in my power to serve them a good turn. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Has a stranger ever done you a good turn? A real Good Samaritan 2010-12-24T10:43:38Z Your father thinks McNab's doing him a good turn in some way, but I feel it's nothing but evil will come to us from him. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z If any one was favoured by the fairies in this manner, the immediate explanation was, that he had done a good turn to them, generally without suspecting who they were. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z So if you want to do the Bear a good turn send him to Hastings. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z “I’m going to pay it back by ’stalments, and I shall pay yer cash for them boots when I gets the money, and it’ll be doing us both a good turn. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z “The way I look at it, that Headless Horseman may do ’em a good turn. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z He was a little short of room round the last bend, but he showed a very good turn of foot. Menorah triumphs at Cheltenham 2010-12-11T17:42:00Z The Bwbach, or Boobach, is the good-natured goblin which does good turns for the tidy Welsh maid who wins its favour by a certain course of behaviour recommended by long tradition. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Create a good turn and let your core provide the power. Sorenstam Says Forget the Arms; Focus on the Feet 2010-07-19T01:17:00Z Well, now, that ain’t the sort of thing, you know; for one good turn deserves another; and my gentleman wouldn’t have much liked it if he’d been refused a day when he wanted it. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z In fact, Democrats are now a little less worried about keeping the seat - if anything the Public Policy Poll did them a good turn, helping to energize otherwise lethargic Dem voters. 2010-01-12T08:50:00Z Others hauled their consciences through by doing 'one good turn' each day. 2010-01-22T17:45:00Z “I want a good square talk with ye, my boy,” he said, “an’ I’m goin’ to do ye a good turn if I kin. The Girl From Tim's Place It is an excellent maxim, too, that "He who receives a good turn should never forget it; he who does one should never remember it." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources I never asked you to go into a frenzy of rage," Caroline answered; "one good turn deserves another. Capricious Caroline You really did my boy a good turn, after all. The Undying Past "Thou hast made a good turn of the subject, simpleton," said Comyn. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 “I don’t want no payin’ for ’em, Miss. I ain’t forgot the many a good turn she done my poor missus. A Little World I’m doing you a good turn in the other direction. By Birth a Lady He was not quite at his ease in a crowd of people, and was devotedly attached to Pip, who had done him more than one good turn since they became acquainted. "Pip" A Romance of Youth Then Thorhall said, "Things have taken a good turn against thy coming, for every night Glam has been wont to ride the roofs or break up the doors, even as thou canst see." Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn I learned a lesson that has since served me more than one good turn. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. "Well, if he does us a good turn now, we might let him have a share or two later, eh, fellows?" The Bread Line A Story of a Paper You done me a good turn, and I'd be ready to do a turn back. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life The angler appealed against the sentence, probably at the instigation of expert people, wishing to do the bailiff a good turn. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Wal, they got in and done her a lot of good turns. Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher Any good turn done this little maid is done The Lancet. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch After all, he was a human being trying to do her a good turn. The Gay Adventure A Romance Meanwhile he walked along happily, all unconscious that I was meditating good turns, perhaps happy for that very reason, and full of confidence in his ability to catch and to keep Charlotte. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen You did us all a good turn on board the Minnesota by taking water round when nobody could attend to it. Terry's Trials and Triumphs "Let the others think they've done us a good turn," he went on. The Guarded Heights Well, then, it is the good turn you will answer, no.” Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch He did us a good turn, so why not take him with us? Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne How delightful to be the means of doing the dear old man beside me a good turn! The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen “Never say I haven’t done you a good turn,” grinned the Prussian. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 You could trust them, too, to stand by Dalrymple against the man who had done them a good turn. The Guarded Heights I’d do you any ‘good turn’ which was right for me.” Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch "Ye have done a good turn this night which I'm not likely to forgit in a hurry." Three Young Ranchmen or, Daring Adventures in the Great West I see," said Tony, "that I owe this good turn to a countryman. Tony Butler Pass on, boy," smiled Ezquerra, grimly; "it is not the first time, since I became usher to the Nether World, that I have been able to do a friend and brave comrade a good turn. The Firebrand "Then whoever wrote it did Ben a good turn, for he has got a place at Jones & Porter's." Wait and Hope A Plucky Boy's Luck Bad as he is, he may have had some notion of doing Paul the only good turn he alone could do, by putting him wise to this thing. The Auto Boys' Vacation It remains to be seen if it is a good turn or not, Slavin. Three Young Ranchmen or, Daring Adventures in the Great West If you want to be popular with your friends, do them all the good turns you can. Rambles in Womanland This accomplishment, however, did him a good turn at the Papal court later on. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII I had a foolish notion I was doing you two a good turn; but if you choose to take the other view of it—well, there is no accounting for tastes. The King of Arcadia It's a pity if I can't do a good turn to the lad who pulled me up from between those vessels. The Boy Pilot of the Lakes Nat Morton's Perils Mr. Daniel Roberts has, without knowing it, done us of Ninety-four a mighty good turn in bringing the meeting to a close. An Amateur Fireman Do not show anxiety to be paid for any good turn you may have the chance of doing to others. Rambles in Womanland What was the good turn that he would not do for Cosy on those terms? Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 “There is yet time for us to do Seth Warner a good turn,” Captain Baker cried sufficiently loud for all his men to hear. Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga "I'm glad it amused you," Helena said, thinking that he had quitted himself well and now she must help him out; "but——" "But where's the good turn?" he broke in, interpreting her wrongly. Helena Brett's Career I believe you, Amateur, I believe you, else I wouldn't have turned a hand in the business, even though you did do me a precious good turn the other night. An Amateur Fireman Don't you see that we'd be doing the poor fathead a good turn by getting him out of his hermitage and letting him live in the world? The Garden of Eden You did me a good turn, Doctor, without meaning to. Astounding Stories, August, 1931 Go and do a good turn for that person of whom you are jealous. The Overcoming Life and Other Sermons Then less plaintively, as though heartened by what was to come: "As a matter of fact though, I've done you a very good turn." Helena Brett's Career Lenz never passes a man without doing him a good turn. Edelweiss A Story This noble cat has done me a good turn. Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse I owe you a good turn, and it shall not be forgotten. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 He is a stingy beast who will never do a fellow a good turn. The Daughters of a Genius He wondered if Hesketh—sly old fox—had brought about the situation with deliberate design, in order to do a good turn to his kinsfolk. Harley Greenoak's Charge “Well, come then, sir, we were boys together, you won’t refuse to do your old companion a good turn?” Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One Quick, to the verge of folly, in benefiting others, when it became a question of himself the recipient of a good turn Renshaw’s pride rose up in an effective barrier. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt “Then perhaps Frank will try to boss me, as he has tried before; so, altogether, I shall be doing everyone a good turn by going.” With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War “And I’m glad of the charnsh to do a good turn to a couple o’ noble patrons who have put many a hundred into my pocket. Sir Hilton's Sin Might as well do two good turns while it’s about it.” Lady Cassandra Don’t forget to do him a good turn.” Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One My man could do you that good turn. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn Now, dear girl, we have just time for one good turn before luncheon. The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen Hiram asked, and the old man replied: "Aye, that I do, else how might it be possible for me to do our people a good turn here in Boston town?" The Minute Boys of Boston So we will do them a good turn, as well as ourselves.” Lady Cassandra I've known your father this many a day, an' would like to do him a good turn. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington A pedant of a fellow called Picrochole has recently come on the scene who wants to make a bankrupt of science in order to do a good turn to the Church. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels This was mean but I suppose it was natural, and, as a set off, may be accepted the fact that I would willingly have done the youngster any good turn within my power. A Frontier Mystery Leave her where she is, and she may serve you a good turn at another time. The Minute Boys of Boston The worst of it was that he was indebted to Blachland for more than one good turn, and now, what had been his requital for such? The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Now he never has been very careful to do folks a good turn, so I'm advising you to keep your nose out of the place, for it must be a trap of some kind.' The Club at Crow's Corner I thought I was doing you a good turn, and only that we have known each other for years I would not have put a thousand dollars in your way. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin I suppose his instinct must have told him Ukozi was about to do us a good turn.” A Frontier Mystery I think we owe a good turn to Cairns, without whose decision on Thursday I hardly think that the settlement could have been effected. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) It was, all the same, and I'm glad I am able to do you a favor, for you did me a mighty good turn. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Next, there is Arthur Barnes, "the champion of all the world" who throws "ninety-one summersaults in succession;" a living anatomical illustration of the truth that one good turn deserves another. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) The English," he said to Napol�on, "owe you a good turn for the harm they have done to your uncle. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections "Now, if Fortune really meant to do me a good turn," said Beecher to himself, "she 'd just shove my respected father-in-law, writing-desk, pocket-book, and all, into the 'Rheingau,' never to turn up again." Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day "I can scarcely say I have; but as to the longing and pining after a good turn of fortune, I'll back myself against any one going." Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day I'll not see a lad do the only good turn in these parts. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Then he says: "But he done us a good turn with the spoon, anyway, without knowing it, and so we'll go and do him one without him knowing it—stop up his rat-holes." The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade "Anyhow, he did us a good turn, 'cause if we hadn't skipped we'd never found out there was a woman like aunt Dorcas." The Princess and Joe Potter "I'm right glad you kim along in time," the girl remarked, as her black eyes scanned the faces of the two boys who had done her such a good turn. The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners So one does a good turn to the good people and saves sixpence from the tinker.” The Irish Fairy Book Never forget the daily good turn, Dale, or let it slump into a perfunctory sort of thing such as you would have to do anyway whether you were a scout or not. Under Boy Scout Colors His manners and appearance indicated anything but a wicked nature, and he was always ready to do a comrade a good turn, or act as peacemaker in the ever-recurring rows of the miners. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 You see, he did me a good turn once and I had to get back at him somehow. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure But, to get on with my story, it happened that I was enabled to do him a good turn on one occasion, and he confided his secret to me. Frontier Boys in the South Seas Then I adopted another plan; it was this: first, to watch every opportunity of doing a good turn for my comrades. A History of the Army Experience of William A. Canfield Mightn’t it mean even more to him if he wore it first in the performance of a good turn that really counted? Under Boy Scout Colors "Guardley has done me several good turns, and it wouldn't be fair for me to turn my back on him," finished Tom Roland. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon Mr. Flint does them many a good turn—saws wood, and so on. The Lamplighter I'd like to do one of your blood a good turn, to say nothing of yourself. Ancestors A Novel She could do him many a good turn. The "Genius" We–we try to do a good turn for somebody every day.” Under Boy Scout Colors Well, perhaps he 'll do me a good turn some time. Checkers A Hard-luck Story That introduction was a good turn I did to both. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) I guess this is the time to do other folks a good turn. Ancestors A Novel She had introduced him to Emily, and one would say she had done him a good turn. The House of Fulfilment He seemed more curious about the principle of the daily good turn, to which he reverted several times, always with expressions of doubt and skepticism. Under Boy Scout Colors I've come down here to see if there weren't some chances to make a good turn, and I've done very well so far. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign "Well, I haven't forgot it if you have," he continued; "I owe you a good turn, and I'll pay it if I have to bleed for it." The Rose of Paradise Being a detailed account of certain adventures that happened to captain John Mackra, in connection with the famous pirate, Edward England, in the year 1720, off the Island of Juanna in the Mozambique Channel; writ by himself, and now for the first time published I certainly did some good turns to your papa, by means of my secret knowledge, or 'art.' The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II "Jack once did me a good turn that I can never forget." Side-stepping with Shorty Then, as he leaped forward and clutched her in a bear-hug, she laughed softly and asked, just a little tremulously, “Didn’t you think Father and I could do a good turn, too?” Under Boy Scout Colors However, showing the address to Gilcrest this morning did my own personal cause a good turn. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge “I have done you a good turn, Simmonds—are you prepared to do me one?” Cynthia's Chauffeur “Do you want to do a good turn?” Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp Remember that you will do the poor orphan a good turn, if you give 10,000 gulden for her lost property. Timar's Two Worlds "Believe me, I have reason to know that, for she tried to do me a good turn, I don't know why,—considering the circumstances,—but I must find an opportunity for thanking her." Banked Fires Of all the good turns ever done to him, he said, the wound in his back had been the best. Lady Anna You met Simmonds when he was in trouble, and just offered to take his place for a day or so, thereby doing him a good turn—isn’t that the truth?” Cynthia's Chauffeur It shows how much you know about good turns and scout laws and things. Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp She is ready enough to do good turns for us, and to smooth out our ways, and hear our stories, but it’s close in her own affairs she is. Household Papers and Stories One good turn deserves another, so farewell, and thank you for your supper.’ The Brown Fairy Book They meant to divert their attention, and do us a good turn. From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw He had helped them into their position, and, “One good turn deserves another, you know.” Talkers With Illustrations “Something always gets in the way when you try to swing a big good turn,” Roy mused. Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp He turned to Rounders saying, "Now I suppose you'll own that I wanted to do you a good turn." The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 But Anne would give anything in a moment to do any one a good turn. The Girls and I A Veracious History “That was a good turn you did me,” said he. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) At forty miles an hour he had been running away from the temptation to do a fellow mortal “a good turn.” The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys I guess he stopped to do a good turn. Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp "Jack, you have done me a good turn I won't forget in a hurry." The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds “Well,” she said, with a smile, “’One good turn deserves another.’ The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) "That was a good turn you done me." Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist “We’ll declare that first ‘one good turn’ a failure and start afresh. The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys He stamped his letter, dropped it through the slot, then having done his good turn he proceeded to turn his hat right side out, and his conscience was at rest. Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp I'll chuck the cut of the whip and the sheep in as a good turn.' The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts One good turn deserves another: if you swear to hold your tongue about this island, these little bonfire arrangements, and the whole episode of my unfortunate marriage, why, I’ll carry you home aboard the Nemorosa.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) You sure done me a mighty good turn this day. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida “I’ll bet,” he declared loyally, “your ‘one good turn’ was a better one!” The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys The boys want a little money and here’s a good chance to earn it and do a good turn at the same time.” Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp In connection with Chippy's good turn, a discussion arose between the two scouts as they marched on from the hamlet where these things had happened. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts The one real good turn you did me was bringing me that client, and you spoilt that because you would insist on building the palace yourself, instead of leaving it to me! The Brass Bottle It had served Nick a good turn, and showed the wisdom of one being always prepared for trouble. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida A Rule of the Boy Scouts is every day to do some one a good turn. The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys He would be doing Garth a good turn to let him get in with the tale before the other papers; he would be able to wire it home straight away. Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings He must do a good turn to somebody every day. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Poor dears!” he thought, with the cold to-morrow in view, yet retained his conviction of having done the unhappy lovers on the whole a good turn. Aurora the Magnificent Why here is Brown on the platform—do him a last good turn—describe Stanley. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 3, 1890. He was indignant that for his “one good turn a day” he had not selected one less strenuous. The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys If she behaves well, and continues to suit me as she has suited me to-day, I may do her a good turn. Shirley Every boy scout has to do one good turn a day, and the knot is to remind him of that duty. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts All this time Jack was thinking whether he could do his old friend a good turn. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart His lordship, however, did one good turn to the town of Horncastle in founding the Grammar School, in the 13th year of the reign of Elizabeth, A.D. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time "It seems to me you might be able to do us a good turn." The Wilderness Fugitives For many reasons; amongst others, because I wish to do you a good turn. Daddy's Girl "Brought this along as a present for some Indian who might do us a good turn," he explained. The Pathless Trail No, but more likely to serve us a good turn––a soldier under Monsieur de la Durantaye, who has camp below at the portage to the Des Plaines. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West Therefore, it is all one to do a good turn to an Indian, and to prepare oneself to receive the blow of his ingratitude. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century But since they were here, he told them, they might be willing to repay his good turn with another. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 And I came to do you a good turn by offering you the use of them. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 "One good turn deserves another," Lady Llwddythlw had said to him. Marion Fay And Maclin certainly did us a good turn when he found iron on the Point. At the Crossroads You know what they say, 'one good turn deserves another,' and here's where it applies. Fred Fenton Marathon Runner The Great Race at Riverport School The good turn from them with horror—Are they not sin made manifest? Amaryllis at the Fair In the woods this faculty for observation had often served the patrol leader a good turn, and the same thing happened now. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields Then this same self-indulgence did me a good turn. The Law-Breakers “Elizabeth has done me one good turn,” he soliloquized. A Singer from the Sea Captain Blake did you some good turn, did he not?” said the farmer to Bob. The Rambles of a Rat Could she not in pure charity do a good turn to that poor girl? Is He Popenjoy? You did me a good turn, and I did my best to pay it back. The Plunderer The only good turn it’s ever done me.” The Law-Breakers We did Imee and her people a good turn; let's content ourselves with that. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days.” Raiding with Morgan He said a man had done him a good turn in Cooktown, and he had promised him the shells. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Ah, me! how often in this world that which we mean for the greatest good turns out the source of the cruelest woe. Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover For once, the clergyman said, Satan had done him a good turn. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. "He's done me more than one good turn, Miss Kerr," he explained, feeling that she must have read his harsh thoughts. The Duke Of Chimney Butte If I can do you a good turn, I will.” The Hound From The North You wouldn't of done me a good turn that night, if you hadn't been O.K. The Vagrant Duke As one good turn deserves another, rural communities now look to these interests for aid in the struggle to overcome the difficulties which confront them. Rural Life and the Rural School “He certain sure did you a good turn.” Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield As usual, he set about to do a good turn where it was most needed. The Spoilers of the Valley Since luck has sent you into our lines I’m glad it has done us a good turn and sent you to our home,” said McVeigh, though he still looked mystified at the situation. The Bondwoman You did me a good turn that night. The Vagrant Duke He was always doing some man a good turn or speaking a comforting word for him. The O'Ruddy A Romance It is the little things that count, just such little things as picking up from the street a board with a nail in it, and putting it aside--even that is a good turn. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 William Buck was a man who was always doing a good turn for his friends. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail I wanted to do him a good turn if I could. The Red Hand of Ulster There's nothing crooked about it—I'm trying to do some one a good turn. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure "Here," he added, turning to a private, "just show this man his cot, and explain to him how to keep his bedding; you may want a good turn yourself some time." Soldiers of the Queen In the "good turn daily," one may be able to help in more ways than one if he is on the lookout. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 He thus did a good turn to his old master without knowing it, having merely imitated the action of the trumpeter, who had pretended to cork up the instrument before momentarily laying it aside. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales Well, my dear old chap, if you had a friend who was in trouble financially, or otherwise, you would do him a good turn, would you not? Australia Revenged And now go back to your beds and leave me to myself, and maybe some time when you won’t be expecting it I’ll do a good turn for your kindness to the poor wayfarer.” Irish Fairy Tales I did you two gents a good turn last year, and got precious little for it. Soldiers of the Queen In doing the "good turn daily," then, one has abundant opportunity to do his part toward the social betterment of the community in which he lives. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 Perhaps we can do somebody a good turn. Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts And this time, he will do him and his friend a good turn. The Book of Khalid I want to do you a good turn by getting away from here—away from you for ever. The White Lie Almost the last words you said to me were, "One good turn deserves another." The Lightning Conductor Discovers America He did many times more than one good turn a day; he sincerely loved his country; he lived, fought, and worked for it; and finally he sealed his loyalty by giving his life. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 "Same as the Boy Scouts wear their neckties outside their vests till they've done the day's good turn to somebody?" Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts You done me a good turn when you made Gore put me down, and I'm doin' you one now. In the Orbit of Saturn Swim fifty yards in her clothes or show a list of twelve satisfactory good turns. How Girls Can Help Their Country I did you a good turn in speaking of you in a certain way to a certain person, as you asked me to do. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America He must do at least one good turn to somebody every day. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 The Scout who lives up to that test—doing a good turn to somebody every day, quietly and without boasting—will be classed alongside the greatest Scouts the world has ever known. Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts It was the man who had already done him more than one good turn. In the Musgrave Ranges There is some good, after all, in being an idle man: one can do a good turn for a friend. Lover or Friend I have taken a fancy to you, and should be glad to do you a good turn if I can. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California Doing the good turn daily will help to form the habit of useful service. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 Don't you see, Bob and Betty, how every one of those good turns happens to be a good turn for Safety as well? Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts The boys' faces instantly showed their eager pleasure, and the man did not need their words of thanks to assure him that he was doing them a good turn. In the Musgrave Ranges I did a right good turn for that girl of yours, Little-sing, before I left for Liverpool. The School Queens This punishment really did him a good turn, for it enabled him to secure a commission in the Royal Engineers instead of the Royal Artillery, to which he would otherwise have been posted. General Gordon A Christian Hero Another way to remind himself is to wear his scout badge reversed until he has done his good turn. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 ‘I have done a good turn,’ says Harry Hunt, ‘Sir Andrew is not our king’s friend; He hoped to have undone me yesternight, But I hope I have quit him well in the end.’ Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series You can open old trails as a good turn to the public. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories "Now, gossip, you shall carry me over this stream," said the knight, serenely; "one good turn deserves another, as you know." Robin Hood “Jones has done himself a good turn in this fuss,” they said. Red Men and White The knot is to remind the scout to do a good turn to someone daily. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 I have done thee a good turn for an evil; Quite thee when thou may. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series I don’t believe she is as bad as all that; depend upon it, she will take a good turn yet.” Our Bessie The squire went back to the house to enjoy his afternoon nap, and to reflect comfortably on the delicious fact that he had done himself a good turn. Frances Kane's Fortune And now I think I have done you a good turn. Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief One of his obligations is to do a good turn every day to some one. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 Beneath the pretext he found for paying the visit lurked a rather shamefaced 174 purpose of doing this “plucky little genius” a good turn. A Bookful of Girls They didn’t mean to do a good turn, only have what they call fun.” The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound A Tour on Skates and Iceboats Ah, yes, I have proved that over and over again; but if it can buy you, it will for once have done us a good turn. Frances Kane's Fortune One good turn deserves another, I told him. Nobody When he gets up in the morning he may tie a knot in his necktie, and leave the necktie outside his vest until he has done a good turn. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 Surely, Your Signory does not see any wrong in forcing a heretic to do a good turn for the pope and the king. The Saracen: The Holy War But these things are only bigger expressions of the same feeling that makes the smallest Tenderfoot try to do at least one good turn a day. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Among the Southport islanders Uncle Terry was considered an odd stick, and yet one who would go out of his way to do a good turn to others. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast So unknowingly you have done me a good turn, Gilmore, for I expect that if the admiral had not been so interested in you he would not have let me off so easily. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson He may work for pay but must not receive tips for courtesies or good turns. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 And I'm thinking the stroke's come to do you a good turn, Nan. Prisoners of Poverty Abroad But I like to think that I did the colonel a good turn. A Padre in France So you think that you will really be doing a good turn to Thaddeus if you make a sower of buckwheat out of the young man! Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 I know what I had to go through when I first went to sea, and am glad enough to do a good turn to any youngsters joining.” By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Elizabeth instantly forgot her own troubles in a sudden impulse to do Eppie a good turn. 'Lizbeth of the Dale But he got a chance to do a good turn once in a while, that told better than words. The Inglises Or, How the Way Opened "Surely one good turn deserves another," thought the bee, as she turned merrily to her work. The Nursery, April 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 4 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers I've known him in more peaceful times, and we've done each other good turns, but under that black hair of his beats a brain that can look far ahead and plan. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain He determined, here and now, to do Danvers a good turn, despite the frown on the doctor's face and Philip's frantic signaling. A Man of Two Countries |
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