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Lestrade in a sentence

Using Lestrade

  • In the example corpus, lestrade often appears in combinations such as: inspector lestrade.

Context around Lestrade

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

inspector 3× greg 1×

Often after:

louise 1× type 1×

Sentence patterns with Lestrade

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

counterpart inspector lestrade 1× di greg lestrade louise brealey 1× of inspector lestrade in 1985 1× prompting di lestrade to reach 1× using inspector lestrade as the 1× with a lestrade type scotland 1× xavier de lestrade on several 1× xavier de lestrade s docu 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a bizarre series 1× in an autobiography 1× in questioning london 1× jean xavier de 1× others involved are 1× poisson has worked 1×

Common sentence endings:

as mary morstan 1× counterpart inspector lestrade 1× detective inspector japp 1× holmes for help 1× in their home 1× lestrade in 1985 1×

Words around Lestrade

Just before it in the word index:

leston 3 lestock 3 lestina 2 lester 299 leste 31 lestat 11

Just after it in the word index:

lestrange 13 lesueur 12 lesufi 37 lesure 4 lesvos 13 leszek 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Lestrade

  • In this selection, "lestrade" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, inspector, greg, louise and type stand out and add context to how "lestrade" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include counterpart inspector lestrade and di greg lestrade louise brealey. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lestrade" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lestrade

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Poisson has worked with Jean-Xavier de Lestrade on several movies and series. (13 words)

In questioning London’s allegations, Nebenzia cited the English fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and his “hapless” Scotland Yard counterpart, Inspector Lestrade. (21 words)

A bizarre series of identical suicides between people with no connection has Scotland Yard bemused, prompting DI Lestrade () to reach out to Holmes for help. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Others involved are Una Stubbs as Mrs. Hudson, Rupert Graves as DI Greg Lestrade, Louise Brealey as Molly Hooper, Mark Gatiss as Mycroft Holmes, Andrew Scott as Jim Moriarty, Vinette Robinson as Sgt Sally Donovan, and Amanda Abbington as Mary Morstan. (41 words)

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade's docu-series The Staircase is the compelling story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home. (39 words)

The author M.J. Trow has written a series of seventeen books using Inspector Lestrade as the central character, beginning with The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade in 1985. (28 words)

Example sentences (7)

The author M.J. Trow has written a series of seventeen books using Inspector Lestrade as the central character, beginning with The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade in 1985.

A bizarre series of identical suicides between people with no connection has Scotland Yard bemused, prompting DI Lestrade () to reach out to Holmes for help.

Others involved are Una Stubbs as Mrs. Hudson, Rupert Graves as DI Greg Lestrade, Louise Brealey as Molly Hooper, Mark Gatiss as Mycroft Holmes, Andrew Scott as Jim Moriarty, Vinette Robinson as Sgt Sally Donovan, and Amanda Abbington as Mary Morstan.

Poisson has worked with Jean-Xavier de Lestrade on several movies and series.

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade's docu-series The Staircase is the compelling story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home.

In questioning London’s allegations, Nebenzia cited the English fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and his “hapless” Scotland Yard counterpart, Inspector Lestrade.

In An Autobiography, Christie states, "I was still writing in the Sherlock Holmes tradition – eccentric detective, stooge assistant, with a Lestrade -type Scotland Yard detective, Inspector Japp".

Common combinations with lestrade

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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