Example sentences of "come amiss " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Sir Francis Drake reminded us , when the nation is in crisis , a ball game does not come amiss . |
| 2 | Not that a few really bold gestures would come amiss . |
| 3 | DURING the furore of the next three weeks of General Election campaigning , for Christians perhaps a few reflections about the institution which is the House of Commons — and especially about the men and women who are sent there — would not come amiss . |
| 4 | A dose of Peruvian Bark for the fever would n't come amiss . |
| 5 | S'pose another pair of socks and one of them balaclava things would n't come amiss , he thought , sinking into a quiet reverie of jerseys and boots . |
| 6 | ‘ You look as if a good meal would n't come amiss . ’ |
| 7 | Thinking about cardigans reminded me how many knitters ask me about buttonholes , so I thought a few words about bands and buttonholes might not come amiss . |
| 8 | A tankful of petrol would n't come amiss . |
| 9 | A year off will not come amiss . |
| 10 | Plants too will not come amiss if these are well rooted between stones so they can not be dug up . |
| 11 | ‘ And now I look at you , my lad , a good wash before tea would n't come amiss either . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ A little distancing of yourself wo n't come amiss . |
| 13 | A last round of the rooms would n't come amiss . |
| 14 | So , in recognition of loyal service and commitment an award would not come amiss . |
| 15 | Leith took the towel he had rolled into a ball from him and decided that a cup of strong black coffee might not come amiss . |
| 16 | Even so a few hints about the frailty of Rose 's nature might not come amiss . |
| 17 | Well it would n't come amiss , though |