Example sentences of "[vb -s] in for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mother goes in for the bingo . |
| 2 | An animal capable of symbolization can carry away from a situation an inner trace that stands in for the response it may make when it next encounters the situation . |
| 3 | As the snake closes in for the kill , its mouth sensors guide it with deadly accuracy . |
| 4 | Finally , exhausted and irritable , he gives in for the sake of peace . |
| 5 | Then , when the predator moves in for the kill , at the very last moment the butterfly fish switch direction and dash rapidly forward , leaving the frustrated would-be killers snapping at empty water . |
| 6 | It has the speed , the stamina and the ability to think as it moves in for the kill and needs to out-think a twisting and turning rabbit . |
| 7 | A fox on the run , seconds before the leading hound moves in for the kill . |