Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] as [adv] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I may as well tell the story , though a new generation , growing up since the Odonata arrived on Earth , will find it incredible . |
2 | I says to Steve , I may as well buy a ten pounds worth of anything else |
3 | ‘ Well , since everyone 's giving speeches , I may as well take a turn , ’ he said , and it was at once apparent from his voice that he had had a good deal to drink . |
4 | I suppose I may as well have a drink now that I 'm here . ’ |
5 | So I may as well have a Saturday at the van . |
6 | I 'm actually going to go in for it in the Telegraph 's competition , so I may as well use the same team for our one if it gets going . |
7 | Well , I figured that if I was going to have to stick to 55mph all the way to Boston and back , I might as well make the most of it and see as much of the countryside as possible . |
8 | So I might as well admit the supplying as well . ’ |
9 | I might as well end the pain now . |
10 | I might as well run the bastard place meself ! ’ |
11 | I might as well complete the process . ’ |
12 | er thing , and I thought I might as well use a frying a pan ! |
13 | Besides , if we 're changing guitar strings every night , I might as well use the same strings as he does . ’ |
14 | ‘ I thought I might as well have a bit of a motoring holiday at the same time , ’ he explains . |
15 | ‘ I did n't just wake up one morning and say ‘ Oh gee , I ca n't get in for a facial — I might as well have a baby ’ . ’ |
16 | While we 're out here , I might as well have a look at the sea . ’ |
17 | Now I 'm here , she told herself , I might as well have a look round . |
18 | Then I re-thought about it and thought oh , I might as well have a go . |
19 | well in that case then I might as well have a tested one and be stingy with it , erm oh where 's sage and onion , oh here we are , sage and onion Right quickly go and find nanny again cos we seem to have lost |
20 | If Dad is going to brand me an alcoholic I might as well have the game as well as the name ! ’ |
21 | ‘ I might as well get a few elvers for our Mother while we 're here . |
22 | ‘ I saw the Dateline ad. and thought of joining other smaller agencies , but thought I might as well get the best . ’ |
23 | Steve , 33 , said : ‘ I might as well ask the hospital to take the other leg off . ’ |
24 | If I go inside on a drugs charge again , I might as well kiss the kids goodbye , y'know what I mean … . |
25 | If I am to change it I feel that I might as well put a larger engine in it , could you please advise me what would be the best petrol engine and would I have to convert it to 12 volt ; which I do n't really want to do . |
26 | You may as well forget the idea of banning things . |
27 | If you 're gon na have double glazing going to that exte that expense , you may as well get the aluminium and |
28 | ‘ And since she will eventually be coming to live here anyway , do n't you think she may as well make the change-over now ? ’ |
29 | She was giving up anyway when the baby came , so she might as well go a little early . ’ |
30 | She might as well accept the challenge . |