I.
noun
1 surprise attack
ADJECTIVE
▪ daring
▪ major
▪ punitive , retaliatory
▪ dawn , daylight , night , predawn
▪ hit-and-run , surprise
▪
Guerrillas were carrying out hit-and-run ~s on the troops.
▪ cross-border
▪ air , bombing
▪ commando , guerrilla
VERB + RAID
▪ carry out , conduct , make
▪
bombers carrying out daylight ~s over the city
▪ launch , mount , stage
▪ lead sb in
PREPOSITION
▪ during a/the ~ , in a/the ~
▪
Five civilians died in the ~.
▪ on a/the ~
▪
He led his men on a cross-border ~.
▪ ~ against
▪
The ~s against military targets continued.
▪ ~ by
▪
The town suffered several ~s by Vikings.
▪ ~ on
▪
air ~s on Liverpool
2 surprise visit by the police
ADJECTIVE
▪ dawn , early-morning , predawn
▪ police
▪ drug ( esp. AmE ), drugs ( BrE )
▪ armed
VERB + RAID
▪ carry out , launch , stage
▪
Police staged an early-morning ~ on the building.
PREPOSITION
▪ during a/the ~
▪
He was injured during a police ~ on his nightclub.
▪ in a/the ~
▪
the drugs seized in last night's ~
▪ ~ by
▪
a ~ by drugs squad detectives
▪ ~ on
▪
~s on houses in the south of the city
3 robbery from a building
ADJECTIVE
▪ bank ( esp. BrE ), post office ( BrE ), shop ( BrE )
▪ armed ( esp. BrE ), smash-and-grab ( BrE )
VERB + RAID
▪ plan
▪ carry out
▪ foil ( BrE )
▪
Two customers foiled a ~ on a local post office.
PREPOSITION
▪ during a/the ~ , in a/the ~
▪
the jewels stolen in the ~
▪ ~ on
▪
She was shot during an armed ~ on a security van.
II.
verb
Raid is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ officer , ↑ police , ↑ policeman
Raid is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ camp , ↑ closet , ↑ fridge , ↑ fund , ↑ larder , ↑ refrigerator , ↑ warehouse