Example sentences of "might [conj] well give " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , it means that once you 're caught in those waves you might as well give up . ’ |
| 2 | If the House were to follow Palmerston blindly , they ‘ might as well give up talking about science and art and the beautification of the metropolis ’ . |
| 3 | If you are going to cheat and sneak bars of chocolate or packets of salted peanuts into your cupboard to eat when no one 's around then you might as well give this book to somebody else . |
| 4 | Unless I get to her before they pay up we might as well give up looking ‘ |
| 5 | If acting was good enough for Dylan Thomas , who was probably his lifetime 's hero , if it was the world of words of David Jones and the wish of dear old Phil — then all in all he might as well give it a try . |
| 6 | ‘ Tell that brother of yours that we 'll catch him in the end so he might as well give himself up . ’ |
| 7 | If we have no understanding of cultural politics , of the way that civil society offers openings and opportunities for progressive change , then frankly , we might as well give up and just enjoy the ‘ consumer spectacle ’ . |
| 8 | Certainly without guns they had no hope , they might as well give up . |
| 9 | You might then find that having gone to the trouble of preparing a good speech and a joke just in case , you decide that you might as well give the speech anyway ! |
| 10 | ‘ When they 're very old you might as well give them things to eat . |
| 11 | They might as well give up on the spot . |
| 12 | He was not reading the district well this evening , he might as well give up and go home . |
| 13 | At this rate she might as well give him a blow-by-blow description of the last time they had shared the bench , and save him the trouble of remembering . |
| 14 | ‘ We might as well give up right now , ’ she said . |
| 15 | ‘ We might as well give up and die right here . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You were saying we might as well give up and die right here , ’ said Granny Morkie helpfully . |
| 17 | in fact I feel the price we charge for concessions and youngsters is a giveaway we might as well give them away for nothing . |
| 18 | Just cos it 's your birthday I might as well give you one I suppose |