Snotnose chased me all over the ring, taking wild swipes, any of which, had they landed, would have lifted me over the ropes.

There's another fairly wild swipe then from Kallis - played and missed.

But most of the fish were making a wild swipe at the plug without making contact.

Macenion had gone for the spear carrier and missed; the other sword bearer took one wild swipe at Macenion's head, then turned to Paks.

So Spassky took a wild swipe with 33 de and after 33 . . . Bc6 34 Kf1 Bf3, he gave up.

He made a wild swipe with the gisarme, then saw who it was and managed to turn the blow so that the pointed axe-head thumped into the ground.

And cut the connection with a wild swipe of his hand.

Both went for too much, too fast, taking the uninhibited, wild swipes of an abstract painter.

The beast hissed and made a wild swipe at Myblack, but she danced clear of the menacing claws.

A wild swipe nearly touched the outstretched fingers, and the apprentice swore in surprise.