Example sentences of "[adv prt] for the kill " in BNC.
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| 1 | When zooming in for the kill , or performing a lightning strike , they ignore the tail end of the body and aim straight for the eyes . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He was closing in for the kill . |
| 6 | As the snake closes in for the kill , its mouth sensors guide it with deadly accuracy . |
| 7 | A hunting shark closing in for the kill homes in on the body electricity given off by its victim . |
| 8 | This kick is especially useful when a fighter has been knocked to the ground and his opponent is closing in for the kill , although in training it is learned from a standing position . |
| 9 | Now the old man 's moving in for the kill , thought Paul Lane , with an anticipatory flash of excitement . |
| 10 | When I ran my spear in for the kill . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Sympathetic murmurs greet this delicate reference to her own spinsterhood , and the hunters then move in for the kill . |
| 13 | The wolf had cornered his prey and was now moving in for the kill . |
| 14 | Suddenly , as they arrowed in for the kill , the man-thing did something they had never experienced before in any hunted victim . |
| 15 | His unexpected action momentarily surprised them , but their canine brains instantly readjusted speed and timing of strike , as they arrowed in for the kill . |
| 16 | Laura smiled that silly sort of champagne smile that all men ( all right , some men ) look for before they move in for the kill . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He probably worked on all his victims this way — softening them up , earning their trust and then moving in for the kill . |
| 19 | She could just imagine him closing in for the kill . |
| 20 | They nearly blew it at the start of the second half too as Brighton closed in for the kill . |
| 21 | A fox on the run , seconds before the leading hound moves in for the kill . |
| 22 | And in the 72nd minute Distillery keeper Collins pawed the ball away on the goal-line as Gardiner raced in for the kill . |
| 23 | Langer racing in for the kill |
| 24 | But , as the striker moved in for the kill , the defender retrieved the situation with a splendid recovery tackle . |
| 25 | I think we said to you on Friday erm both me and Roger actually said that he he went into er he went in for the kill and he c he came out with slaughter |
| 26 | One of the things that I used to do was train and I know the feeling , I know the excitement , I know the adrenalin that pumps round the body , when you go in for the kill . |
| 27 | Military action may solve a little domestic difficulty in the United States , with sections of American opinion hyped up for the kill . |
| 28 | To soften me up for the kill ? |
| 29 | I had the distinct impression that you were out for the kill ! ’ |