Example sentences of "police are [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | North Yorkshire police are facing an increasing problem of ‘ travelling criminals ’ , says Superintendent Steve Green of the Malton and Whitby division . |
| 2 | POLICE are hunting a masked attacker who pounced on a young woman on Saturday night . |
| 3 | Scruffy thief : Police are hunting a scruffy thief who snatched £60 from a newsagent 's till in Bebington Road , Tranmere . |
| 4 | The Metropolitan police are conducting a major investigation into alleged war crimes . |
| 5 | As at Ibrox , the match is for home fans only , but 1,000 Scots fans are expected to travel and police are mounting a huge security operation to stop touting outside the stadium . |
| 6 | If this has ever happened to you then Thames police are offering a golden opportunity to improve your driving . |
| 7 | Police are questioning a sixteen year old youth tonight about the rape of an eleven year old girl in Milton Keynes . |
| 8 | Police are questioning a 15-year-old youth who was admitted to hospital early on Sunday morning with gunshot wounds to an arm and shoulder . |
| 9 | I think the police are doing a superb job |
| 10 | And the police are investigating a heavy breather here today over the telephone . |
| 11 | Besides , the police are keeping a close watch on her . |
| 12 | Police are keeping an open mind on whether the 46-year-old , who had shadowy links with British and American intelligence , cold-bloodedly shot his family then killed himself , or whether the family were the victims of an Arab hit squad . |
| 13 | In this respect the press are often one step ahead of the police in making explicit some possible connections : ‘ Although police are keeping an open mind , it seems likely the anonymous phone caller and the darkly-clothed assailant are the same man ’ ( Daily Mail ) . |
| 14 | Police are keeping an open mind about a possible link with similar attacks elsewhere in the Midlands . |
| 15 | ‘ Police are keeping an open mind in connection with this inquiry , ’ she said . |
| 16 | In Leicestershire , the police are spending a great deal of their valuable time assisting neighbourhood watch schemes . |
| 17 | Police are awaiting a detailed breakdown of finances from the accountants before they can put an exact figure on the amount missing . |