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The phrase "I detained" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of holding someone in custody or confinement, typically in a legal or law enforcement context. Example: "I detained the suspect for questioning after the incident."
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"Look, I detained you enough to offer you a lift at least, if you want".
ON BAGRAM — 'BLACK JAIL' In Bagram, they took me to interrogations, and I kept asking them, 'Why are we here, why am I detained, what was the reason?' But they didn't tell me why they had detained me.
Imagine if I detained someone here illegally".
I said alright that's enough, and that's when I detained her.
When I realized that each hour I detained them was an hour without a toilet, I tried to speak as succinctly as possible.
They are not innocent goat herders swept up by marauding United States military, of which I was a part, and of which I detained numerous potential terrorists," said Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark)., referring to his service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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I detain them overnight and oftentimes, sepsis is seen by the next day.
"I drove and I got detained, and I signed a consent [form] that I will not drive until they allow it in Saudi Arabia".
When I was detained, I was with a friend, my former subordinate Ruslan Yusupov, and they said that if I agreed they would let him go.
"Shortly before I was detained, I had the sense that things were out of my control," she told me, referring to activities in the rented house.
"Why was I not detained before, when I wrote in English?
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