Sentence examples for no detectives from inspiring English sources

There were no detectives.

Now it finds itself confronting these criminal networks, even though it has no detectives, no police powers and no firearms.

Although there are no detectives in "Tales of the City," there are plenty of mysteries, most having to do with who the characters really are and what they really want.

Although it is written by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, the current heroes of character-driven comedy– with hits such as the Peep Show and Fresh Meat behind them – Babylon is not a satire and there are no detectives at the centre of the story.

"There was no fingerprint evidence in this case?" "To my knowledge, no," Detective Bello said.

"By the way, do you ever see a yellow street at night in the city of New York?" "Not often, no," Detective Flannino replied.

"Other than there was a dead body in the room, no," Detective Wagner said, referring to the fatal shooting of Mr. Christofi a few feet from the gun cabinet.

The city's explanation for his absence has evolved over the past year, but when the reason changed again this month, so did the case: Detective Chandler, city lawyers said in court, is no longer Detective Chandler.

Or perhaps no detective work is required.

There is no detective work to speak of, because in those days there were no real police.

No detective on earth could have found what I was looking for, and two were no better than one.