Collocations for spy - noun
ADJ.
enemy, government, police
VERB + SPY
act as, be, work as
He denied acting as an enemy spy.
He denied acting as an enemy spy.
recruit (sb as)
SPY + NOUN
film, movie, novel, story, thriller | camera, plane, satellite | network, ring
Counter-intelligence officers uncovered a spy ring involving twenty agents.
Counter-intelligence officers uncovered a spy ring involving twenty agents.
PREP.
~ for
He was a spy for the government.
He was a spy for the government.
PHRASES
a network of spies