Below you will find example sentences with "detectives investigating". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Detectives Investigating in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: investigating
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.2 words

Words in this phrase

detectives investigating

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • detectives can mean: plural of detective Frequent word
  • investigating can mean: present participle and gerund of investigate Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 15 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

detectives investigating the death 4× detectives investigating the murder 2× by spanish detectives investigating jay s 1× detectives investigating a burglary 1× detectives investigating a report 1× detectives investigating an alleged 1× detectives investigating are appealing 1× detectives investigating his death 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

detectives investigating the 9× detectives investigating a 2× a 23 year 1× a spokesperson for 1× detectives investigating an 1× detectives investigating are 1×

Common sentence endings:

suspicion of murder 2× to contact them 2× an offensive weapon 1× cases are domiciled 1× charged a suspect 1× homicide detectives investigating 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

man 9× murder 6× police 6× death 6× old 5× year 4× arrested 4× suspicion 3× area 3× witnesses 3× charged 3× shooting 3×

Related phrases

investigating officer

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around investigating:

investigating officer 14×

Just before it in the phrase index:

detective superintendent detective sergeant detective inspector detective constable detective chief details concerning

Just after it in the phrase index:

detention center detention centre detention facility detroit lakes detroit lions detroit michigan

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "detectives investigating" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 23.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as detectives investigating the death, detectives investigating the murder, man, murder and police stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with investigating officer and investigating officer, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with detectives investigating

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Detectives investigating the murder of Lurgan man Kevin Conway have made another arrest. (13 words)

Detectives investigating the death said it was not being treated as suspicious at this time. (15 words)

Detectives investigating the incident have now released images of a man they would like to trace. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The duo were questioned but almost immediately released by Spanish detectives investigating Jay's disappearance, with the police chief in charge of the operation claiming at the weekend that the pair were 'not in any way relevant to the case'. (40 words)

A 23-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder continues to be held by detectives investigating the incident in College Close in the Burngreave area of Sheffield on Wednesday afternoon, South Yorkshire Police said. (35 words)

Fortune Obhafuoso, 35, was embittered as she gave an account of how her day-old child was taken from her at a Lagos State police formation where detectives investigating high-profile criminal cases are domiciled. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

A 23-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder continues to be held by detectives investigating the incident in College Close in the Burngreave area of Sheffield on Wednesday afternoon, South Yorkshire Police said.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Jubilee Country Park, continue to appeal for witnesses and information.

Detectives investigating a burglary in Mansfield Woodhouse which led to a police chase have charged a suspect.

Detectives investigating his death have also searched a house in Lurgan and arrested a 29-year-old man.

Detectives investigating the death had arrested a 47-year-old man from Basingstoke on suspicion of murder.

Detectives investigating the incident have now released images of a man they would like to trace.

Fortune Obhafuoso, 35, was embittered as she gave an account of how her day-old child was taken from her at a Lagos State police formation where detectives investigating high-profile criminal cases are domiciled.

The mummified body of a man has been found inside a home on the where his wife and stepson also lived - with homicide detectives investigating.

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Detectives investigating an alleged shooting in Erdington have charged two teenagers with possessing an offensive weapon.

Detectives investigating a report of a burglary in the West Circular Road area of north Belfast, and a number of motoring offences which took place in west Belfast, have charged a man to court.

Detectives investigating the case have appealed again for witnesses and anyone who knows anything about Daejaun’s death to contact them.

Detectives investigating the death of Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor, the Nottingham taxi driver who was shot dead 30 years ago, have arrested five people on suspicion of murder.

Detectives investigating the death said it was not being treated as suspicious at this time.

Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of two men at a car park party "strongly believe" the killer shooter is from Birmingham.

Detectives investigating the murder of a mother-of-six who was found unconscious after taking her dog for a walk have lifted police cordons in her village.

Detectives investigating the murder of Lurgan man Kevin Conway have made another arrest.

It read: "Detectives investigating a report of a man masturbating on board a train are today releasing these images in connection.

The duo were questioned but almost immediately released by Spanish detectives investigating Jay's disappearance, with the police chief in charge of the operation claiming at the weekend that the pair were 'not in any way relevant to the case'.

Detectives investigating are appealing for witnesses to the shooting in the residential area to contact them.

Detectives investigating the death of the 27-year-old, who went missing in May, discovered human remains belonging to the worker in December.

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