Example sentences of "[prep] wasting police " in BNC.
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1 | Her disappearance resulted in a boost to a flagging career , offers to pose for girlie magazines and a £2,300 fine for wasting police time . |
2 | Fairlie Arrow , 28 , who vanished in a publicity stunt to boost her career , was fined £2,300 plus £8,000 costs by a Queensland court for wasting police time . |
3 | ‘ You , shut up , ’ Blanche cut in firmly , ‘ or I 'll arrest you for wasting police time by giving us a false alibi . ’ |
4 | I just hope she gets arrested herself for wasting police time . |
5 | AN aerobics teacher who turned up safe after a major search is to be prosecuted for wasting police time , a police spokesman said yesterday . |
6 | Offences such as wasting police time and perverting the course of justice could be considered , with the possibility of both being taken to court as drivers and letting the court decide . |
7 | She could face a charge of wasting police time — but action is unlikely because of her illness . |
8 | Wainfleet protested that he could not fairly be accused of wasting police time with his practical joke because he had not anticipated the police being informed . |
9 | And one man will appear in court this morning charged with wasting police time after a hoax bomb call was made to stop nine helicopters flying pleasure flights from the front at New Brighton . |