Example sentences of "might as [adv] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he is in there , then he is in there , and they might as well bring each other what comfort they can . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll take yer to 'im , you might as well meet each other now . ’ |
| 3 | On the other hand , I 've got nothing at all against backing the scum.That way , if they lose and the bet does n't come up , you 're still happy anyway because they 've been beaten , and if they are going to win , you might as well make some money out of it . |
| 4 | I thought if I am going to be out of work , I might as well make some cash out of it . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I might as well do some work . ’ |
| 7 | Those of you ( few , I hope ) who answer these questions in the wrong way , the stupid Philistine way , might as well close this book now and go walking about the world pretending to be real . |
| 8 | Might as well have some light on the matter . |
| 9 | One response to this objection , though , is that sooner or later you have to decide what someone means and how it is relevant to you ; so you might as well take that decision consciously , while you have the book or article in front of you to check . |
| 10 | Besides , they cost so much , you might as well get some fun out of them . |
| 11 | ‘ Might as well demolish this stuff ; I 'm not leaving it behind . ’ |
| 12 | I might as well pack this hand up . |
| 13 | and then er I thought oh I might as well put some veg in , you know , so I put some veg in , so when we , I says oh I 'll do this , I 'll do this stew , you know , nearly to finish it like , and erm when we come in we 'll have a meal ready for us , it were right nice coming into it meal ready |
| 14 | Might as well use this tape up and |
| 15 | I 've just come to realise : this is my life , I do n't know how long I 've got , I might as well enjoy that time being me , because I 'm stuck with this body , this face , this skin colour ; I have to make the most of it . |