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Blackcheetah Posted 18 years ago
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Is that wrong? or does have the other meaning?

0On Sunday, police searched the hidden rooms where Fritzl admitted he kept his daughter and their children, including sleeping quarters, a kitchen and a bathroom, which Fritzl told police he built, Polzer said. 02br
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00Amstetten police say they were 01font01i00put on02i00 02font00Fritzl's trail00 following an anonymous tip off. 02br
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00I think the phase (labelled by red) might be "hot on",isn't it? 0-
  

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0It's correct. The tipster "put them" on the trail, used here (in your example) in the passive voice.0-
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01cite10blackcheetah12cite10I think the phase (labelled by red) might be "hot on",isn't it?12blockquote
10 Yes, but with a different meaning.02br
00If they were put on his trail, then they were informed of his trail, they were steered in that direction. 02br
00If they were hot on his trail, the

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