Example sentences of "[vb mod] [subord] [adv] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There were witnesses to that , so he might as well earn a bonus point by mentioning it first .
2 You might as well watch a documentary about depressed women on Channel 4 .
3 Given those odds , claims Salsburg , one might as well flip a coin .
4 The Old Testament prophet Jeremiah was right when he said of an unlikely event that you might as well expect a leopard to change its spots .
5 The dividing line between the pro-cases and the contra-cases is so blurred and ill defined that you might as well toss a coin to decide it .
6 erm you might as well do a bit of a erm you know kind of give it a go and see what happens
7 ‘ One might as well ask a tree why it grows , ’ Minton is said to have replied .
8 ‘ We might as well have a rest .
9 They might as well have a badge on them saying Steal Me in big black letters .
10 Might as well have a go , eh , now that I 'm here ? — I 'll pay for us both , if that 's what you 're worried about . ’
11 Then I re-thought about it and thought oh , I might as well have a go .
12 overthrow local tyrants , take the armed forces from the landlords , it 's not , you 'd think they 'd all , they ca n't defend themselves now , we might as well have a go .
13 ‘ You might as well have a couple of hours on the settee , ’ Molly suggested , then turned away in her embarrassment .
14 ‘ I thought I might as well have a bit of a motoring holiday at the same time , ’ he explains .
15 Well aye , might as well have a bit of comfort .
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 ‘ 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 ’ . ’
19 Might as well have a cuppa while you 're waiting . ’
20 It says if you 've got an opportunity of escaping , you might as well assault a policeman because it makes no difference at the end of the day .
21 We might as well get a bag of chips
22 He might as well get a gun like Denis Hurley 's gun — and put it to her head and shoot her .
23 She might as well buy a year 's supply .
24 Anyone who just wants to play arcade-type games might as well buy a games console .
25 She might as well put a date to disaster .
26 We might as well use a tape up .
27 er thing , and I thought I might as well use a frying a pan !
28 If they are not going to speak out soon they might as well accept a life sentence of watching Esther Rantzen .
29 We may as well make a day of it , then start out early tomorrow . ’
30 ‘ 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 .
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