Example sentences of "[vb past] i might as [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Besides , I did n't think I could now save enough to make a significant difference to my standard of living when I retired , so I decided I might as well enjoy it while I had the chance .
2 Thought I might as well come down here . ’
3 ‘ Soon I thought I might as well try to get into a band and so I answered a few ads in Melody Maker and joined a few bands .
4 ‘ I saw the Dateline ad. and thought of joining other smaller agencies , but thought I might as well get the best . ’
5 ‘ I thought I might as well have a bit of a motoring holiday at the same time , ’ he explains .
6 Me own stuff was all ragged and I thought I might as well nick something decent , it 'elps a girl , knowing she 's dressed decent . ’
7 Then I thought I might as well go and look for Sabine . ’
8 Well , time was travelling anyway , and I thought I might as well be moving on .
9 ‘ Oh , I 've had it for aaaages — just never had the opportunity to wear it , so , y'know , I thought I might as well
10 It sounded good Mick , I mean it 's your first year and I was n't gon na come up here , but I thought I might as well start as I mean to go on .
11 I could n't sleep so I thought I might as well get going . ’
12 I thought I might as well get personal .
13 Determined not to let him keep the advantage , she bundled the unwanted attraction she felt for him into a cupboard and locked the door on it , before retorting sweetly , ‘ Well , as your invitation was so pressing , I thought I might as well take full advantage of it . ’
14 ‘ Initially I planned this simply because I wanted to go from coast to coast , but then I thought I might as well try and raise some money for the hospice which is on my beat .
15 Thought I might as well try it out .
16 It was gon na cost me a hundred and eighty pounds to have it repaired so I thought I might as well
17 But I 've got one in the do-it-yourself shop here you see , and I thought I might as well put one in Val 's two shops .
18 I 've been sat there all evening nobody 's eaten it so I thought I might as well get on and eat it
19 er thing , and I thought I might as well use a frying a pan !
20 The copy began no less engagingly : ‘ The doctor said I might as well have it done ’ , said I , over meatballs and rice around the family table . ’
21 And that 's what she said I might as well go with David .
22 But they had one in the corner you see and I could see the back leg was gone said to Margaret an said I might as well do something of that , you know , to do up it 's the only one that they had there that wanted really wanted repairing , so the feller said ooh I do n't know he said hang on , I 'll look in the book .
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