He said the police combed the island but the authorities have been keeping a tight lid on information.

But, of course, the police would have combed and recombed it far more thoroughly than he ever could.

Later, the police arrived with a search warrant and were combing the apartment for evidence.

No gun was found near the man's body during an initial search, but the police were still combing the area late yesterday.

After the break-in was discovered, the police would comb the house but find nothing missing.

If the police don't already know that I was there and combed the house, including the cellar, they soon will.

In the days after the shooting, the police combed the predominantly black neighborhood where the murder occurred.

Later that morning, the police, with the help of thirty aborigines, combed the area.

The Israeli police combed the scene for four hours, and said only that they had no immediate suspects.

That Friday, police combed the area and found the weapon.