Example #1
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        public static IEnumerable <string> RetrieveExampleList(string word)
        {
            word = word.ToLower();
            if (!word.StartsWith("something"))
            {
                if (word.StartsWith("the title") || word.StartsWith("a title"))
                {
                    word = word.Replace("the title ", string.Empty).Replace("a title ", string.Empty);
                }
                else
                {
                    Regex firstWordRegex = new Regex(@"^\w+ ");
                    word = firstWordRegex.Replace(word, "");
                    word = word.Replace("type of ", string.Empty);
                    word = word.Replace("kind of ", string.Empty);
                }
            }
            switch (word)
            {
            case "noun":
                return(Nouns.Take(3));

            case "adjective":
                return(Adjectives.Take(3));

            case "plural noun":
            case "noun (plural)":
                return(PluralNouns.Take(3));

            case "verb":
                return(Verbs.Take(3));

            case "number":
                Random rand = new Random();
                return(new List <string>()
                {
                    rand.Next(1, 999).ToString(), rand.Next(1, 999).ToString(), rand.Next(1, 999).ToString()
                });

            case @"verb ending in ""ing""":
                return(GerundVerbs.Take(3));

            case "adverb":
                return(Adverbs.Take(3));

            case "part of the body":
            case "body part":
                return(PartsOfBody.Take(3));

            case "liquid":
                return(Liquids.Take(3));

            case "place":
                return(Places.Take(3));

            case "animal":
                return(Animals.Take(3));

            case "food":
                return(Foods.Take(3));

            case "color":
                return(Colors.Take(3));

            case "verb (past tense)":
                return(PastTenseVerbs.Take(3));

            case "celebrity":
                return(Celebrities.Take(3));

            case "exclamation":
                return(Exclamations.Take(3));

            case "part of the body (plural)":
            case "body part (plural)":
                return(PluralBodyParts.Take(3));

            case "silly word":
                return(SillyWords.Take(3));

            case "animal (plural)":
                return(PluralAnimals.Take(3));

            case "city":
                return(Cities.Take(3));

            case "nonsense word":
                return(NonsenseWords.Take(3));

            case "famous person":
                return(FamousPeople.Take(3));

            case "article of clothing":
                return(Clothing.Take(3));

            case "vehicle":
                return(Vehicles.Take(3));

            case "something alive (plural)":
                return(PluralAliveSomethings.Take(3));

            case "geographical location":
                return(GeographicalLocations.Take(3));

            case "town":
                return(Towns.Take(3));

            case "country":
                return(Countries.Take(3));

            case "container":
                return(Containers.Take(3));

            case "last name":
                return(LastNames.Take(3));

            case "name":
                return(Names.Take(3));

            case @"verb ending in ""s""":
                return(VerbsEndingInS.Take(3));

            case "occupation":
            case "occupation or job":
            case "profession":
                return(Occupations.Take(3));

            case "silly noise":
                return(SillyNoises.Take(3));

            case "male celebrity":
            case "celebrity (male)":
                return(MaleCelebrities.Take(3));

            case "article of clothing (plural)":
                return(PluralClothing.Take(3));

            case "name of a school":
            case "school":
                return(Schools.Take(3));

            case "building":
                return(Buildings.Take(3));

            case "bird":
                return(Birds.Take(3));

            case @"adjective ending in ""est""":
            case "adjective (superlative)":
                return(Superlatives.Take(3));

            case "letter":
                return(Letters.Take(3));

            case "game":
                return(Games.Take(3));

            case "holiday":
                return(Holidays.Take(3));

            case "silly word (plural)":
                return(PluralSillyWords.Take(3));

            case "something round":
                return(RoundSomethings.Take(3));

            case "piece of furniture":
                return(Furniture.Take(3));

            case "vegetable":
                return(Vegetables.Take(3));

            case "spanish word":
                return(SpanishWords.Take(3));

            case "tv actor":
                return(TVActors.Take(3));

            case "boy's name":
                return(BoyNames.Take(3));

            case "something alive":
                return(AliveSomethings.Take(3));

            case "female celebrity":
            case "celebrity (female)":
                return(FemaleCelebrities.Take(3));

            case "italian word":
                return(ItalianWords.Take(3));

            case "occupation (plural)":
                return(PluralOccupations.Take(3));

            case "first name":
                return(FirstNames.Take(3));

            case "room in a house":
                return(HouseRooms.Take(3));

            case "relative":
                return(Relatives.Take(3));

            case "movie star":
                return(MovieStars.Take(3));

            case "disease":
                return(Diseases.Take(3));

            case "sport":
                return(Sports.Take(3));

            case "something icky":
                return(IckySomethings.Take(3));

            case "actor":
                return(Actors.Take(3));

            case "concept or ideal":
                return(Concepts.Take(3));

            default:
                return(new string[3] {
                    string.Empty, string.Empty, string.Empty
                });
            }
        }