The police conducted an investigation.
Their investigation led to an arrest.
CSI had a special investigation to do.
I'll take over the investigation from here, Sherlock.
The police investigation came to a halt. She decided to investigate reasons why bee colonies were collapsing.
I'd better confiscate those cookies...
A presentence investigation report (PSI) is a legal term referring to the investigation into the history of person convicted of a crime before sentencing to determine if there are extenuating circumstances which should ameliorate the sentence or a history of criminal behavior to increase the harshness of the sentence. (taken from Wikipedia article on PSI)
The FBI started their investigation.
What is the subject of this sentence? She was the subject of an investigation.
The man was held in the cells, pending a custodial investigation
CSI had a special investigation to do.
You should use research and investigation to solve that problem.The scientist used research and investigation to perform her experiment. Research and investigation are the foundations of science.
lets get right to the investigation
I'll take over the investigation from here, Sherlock.
The finding of a body instigates an investigation.
Please stay tuned for further information regarding this investigation.
I think the questioner means a PRE-SENTENCE investigation. COnducted by investigators who can then advise the judge and prosecutor as to the background and record of the defendant which can then be used to fashion a fair and humance sentence.
We will continue the investigation into how this happened.They found no new clues in the investigation.Upon further investigation, the raisins turned out to be rabbit droppings.
The investigation was not limited to the immediate, with a disregard of the collateral evidence.