Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv prt] for the kill " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , as the striker moved in for the kill , the defender retrieved the situation with a splendid recovery tackle . |
| 2 | A fox on the run , seconds before the leading hound moves in for the kill . |
| 3 | As the snake closes in for the kill , its mouth sensors guide it with deadly accuracy . |
| 4 | And in the 72nd minute Distillery keeper Collins pawed the ball away on the goal-line as Gardiner raced in for the kill . |
| 5 | Military action may solve a little domestic difficulty in the United States , with sections of American opinion hyped up for the kill . |
| 6 | Her scream whirled across the waves like debris in a tornado ; she pelted over the sand and through the trees like a creature when hunters close in for the kill . |
| 7 | Police refused to intervene as protesters attempted to drive their cars to the point on the Atlantic coast where conservationists yearly attempt to count the birds before the hunters move in for the kill . |
| 8 | They nearly blew it at the start of the second half too as Brighton closed in for the kill . |
| 9 | Langer racing in for the kill |
| 10 | A predator dashing in for the kill has no time to assess the minute details of the eyes to detect whether they are real or false . |
| 11 | A hunting shark closing in for the kill homes in on the body electricity given off by its victim . |
| 12 | 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 . |