"detective" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

detective sustantivo

sustantivo + detective
Kolokacji: 31
police detective • homicide detective • narcotics detective • Manhattan detective • lead detective • ...
detective + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 41
detective story • detective work • detective novel • detective agency • detective fiction • detective sergeant • ...
detective + verbo
Kolokacji: 98
detective investigates • detective says • detective finds • detective goes • detective working • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 15
(5) work, solve, bring, handle
Kolokacji: 4
2. detective solves = oficer śledczy rozwiązuje detective solves
3. detective brings = oficer śledczy przynosi detective brings
  • The chauffeur remarked that a detective had just brought in a handcuffed prisoner.
  • By the time detectives brought her to court, according to testimony last week, she was wild, yelling to passers-by: "Everyone come see the show!
  • The detective walked into the interrogation room, caught the fake Pack member, and brought him snarling out.
  • They hire a private detective, Comolli, to track down the impostor and bring her to justice.
  • Apparently the detectives from North Carolina are bringing in most of the case records this morning.
  • The detective brought one fist against the open palm of his other hand, as be saw a connection which he had not previously noted.
  • Before noon a detective had restored to John his money, and brought news, sad enough in truth, but perhaps the least sad possible.
  • Subparagraph A says that most good detectives bring some coffee and a few donuts with them.
  • She said that she wished the detectives making the notification had brought more information.
  • For two days, she lived on candy and movies until the detective her stepfather had hired brought her home.
4. detective handling = obchodzenie się oficera śledczego detective handling
(8) search, raid, scour
Kolokacji: 3
(9) believe, wait, think
Kolokacji: 3
(13) use, spend, help
Kolokacji: 3
(14) want, hope
Kolokacji: 2
(15) stare, listen, uncover
Kolokacji: 3
verbo + detective
Kolokacji: 13
tell detectives • play detective • detective assigned • hire a detective • detective called • ...
adjetivo + detective
Kolokacji: 42
private detective • undercover detective • fictional detective • retired detective • young detective • ...
preposición + detective
Kolokacji: 6
to detectives • of detectives • with detectives • for detectives • from detectives • ...

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