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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Edward is a private detective hired by an antiques dealer who asked Edward to list all of the valuables in the house.
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He had never been inside a police station, had never met a private detective , had never spoken to a criminal.
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Kinsey Millhone, leading private detective of Santa Teresa, California.
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Later, an appointment was arranged for a private detective to call at Montpelier Walk.
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Perhaps there had once been a private detective in New York with that name.
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Robert Crais broke into mystery writing not by being a cop, a lawyer or a private detective .
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She wondered if she should hire a private detective to find out who the girl was.