"Turn up" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... unusually early birthday tea and an unusually late birthday dinner, she was safe. Fanny had gone over to Medlicott in the car. Mr. Waddington was tucked away in his library, reading in perfect innocence and simplicity and peace. It wasn't even likely that Ralph would turn up, for he had gone over to Oxford, and it was on his account that the birthday dinner was put off till half-past eight. There would be hours ...
— Mr. Waddington of Wyck • May Sinclair
... not discover it together? Could they be as likely to discover it apart, and distracted with longing? She must think about it a little longer, though. She could not make up her mind the one way, and would not the other. She would wait and see. She dared not yet. Something might turn up to decide her. If she could but see into his heart for ...
— Paul Faber, Surgeon • George MacDonald
... your yarn,' the old woman said. 'You will hold the skein for her,' pointing to Roland. 'You may read a chapter from Dick Turpin,' turning to The Lifter. 'We will not want you, Nancy. Take a turn up stream and try to get a few fish for supper. There, make haste now; don't stand there, you lazy jade.' Nancy, for some reason or another, had fastened her eyes upon our hero, and there was a ...
— The Four Canadian Highwaymen • Joseph Edmund Collins
... Something might turn up for him there. He hardly knew what, but the two unexpected strokes of luck which he had had thus far encouraged him to think that a third ...
— The Young Musician - or, Fighting His Way • Horatio Alger
... of this. If our young lover should turn up unexpected, as before, no word to him. It would at once frighten him and enjealous him, too. There ...
— Dracula • Bram Stoker
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