adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
detained...for questioning
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Two suspects have been detained by the police for questioning .
taken in for questioning
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All five teenagers were arrested and taken in for questioning .
undergo questioning/interrogation (= answer questions from the police )
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Mrs White underwent 20 hours of questioning, and admitted nothing.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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the questioning eyes of a child
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A questioning attitude towards books and other printed texts would seem an important one to develop in young readers.
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And, in Coconut Grove, I always underwent a dramatic transformation from nail-polishing stewardess to a freer, more questioning self.
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It requires a persistent questioning approach.
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Naomi sends questioning looks, keen for an update on the dybbuk saga.
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These projects encourage a questioning attitude, and the application of nursing research findings to patient care by the ward team.