| detective say | 20.41 | A detective said. | ||
| detective be | 7.90 | The detective is a liar. | ||
| detective investigate | 4.74 | Detectives are investigating the claim. | ||
| detective question | 3.88 | Detectives questioned him overnight. | ||
| detective believe | 3.55 | Detectives believe it is a local crime. | ||
| detective find | 3.55 | The new witness was found by detectives. | ||
| detective have | 2.90 | A lesser detective might have. | ||
| detective interview | 2.76 | They were being interviewed by detectives. | ||
| detective try | 2.50 | Detectives are still trying to work out what happened. | ||
| detective tell | 2.17 | I have your information, the detective told her. | ||
| detective arrest | 2.04 | Detectives arrested the boy at school on Thursday. | ||
| detective look | 1.91 | The detective looked puzzled. | ||
| detective continue | 1.65 | Detectives continue to search for clues. | ||
| detective go | 1.58 | Then the detectives go on surveillance. | ||
| detective take | 1.58 | Detectives took more than two hours to show up. | ||
| detective search | 1.51 | Detectives with police dogs searched the area. | ||
| detective testify | 1.45 | A British detective testified on their behalf at trial. | ||
| detective want | 1.45 | Detectives want to stage a reconstruction of events. | ||
| detective work | 1.45 | Detectives work cold cases using the latest technology. | ||
| detective begin | 1.38 | Later, King County detectives began to focus on him again. |