Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] for the kill " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Langer racing in for the kill |
| 3 | Now the old man 's moving in for the kill , thought Paul Lane , with an anticipatory flash of excitement . |
| 4 | The wolf had cornered his prey and was now moving in for the kill . |
| 5 | He probably worked on all his victims this way — softening them up , earning their trust and then moving in for the kill . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He was closing in for the kill . |
| 8 | A hunting shark closing in for the kill homes in on the body electricity given off by its victim . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She could just imagine him closing in for the kill . |