IN an early episode of Sergeant Bilko, a 1950s TV comedy, the eponymous hero rents an empty store.

上世纪五十年代的电视喜剧《毕尔克警长》中有这么一个情节，主人公毕尔克盘下了一个空店面。

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When she arrived at the large department store, she sat in front of an empty counter.

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Developers are turning the hotel, a long, empty department store and small buildings up the street into high-end condos.

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But if Pharmacia goes shopping for a new drug, it may find itself bringing a fat wallet to an empty department store.

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"Between the time that last purchase was made and the time that the customers came in and found the store empty is when Jessica was abducted, " Shaw told WOOD.

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