Example sentences of "the police " in BNC.

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1 The money was part of the proceeds from the sale of unclaimed property sold under the Police Property Act .
2 At their trial , the judge is believed to have added 25 per cent to each sentence specifically because the police had carried out the attack while operating in their official capacity .
3 With letters still coming in , AI will be sending out information on other street children 's cases in Guatemala — many of Nahamán 's friends who witnessed the attack have been subjected to harassment from the police .
4 Military units have frequently carried out arrests and failed promptly to hand over detainees to the police — a number have been held beyond the 72-hour-limit .
5 Dr. Zúñiga was warned that the police might seek reprisals against him , but although he informed the authorities of this , novo specific measures of protection were apparently offered to him .
6 Garde à vue detention allows the police to detain suspects for interrogation for a period of up to 10 days .
7 The police deny its agents were present .
8 Despite being repeatedly arrested and brought back home , bruised and beaten by the police , she finally got to see the King by throwing herself into the road in front of the Royal car .
9 Both Sebokeng inquiries exposed a pattern of unlawful behaviour by members of the security forces and lend weight to allegations of unprovoked use of lethal force by security forces , like in Daveytown on 24 March when 12 members of the ANC were shot dead by the police .
10 The police had been asked by the organizers of the vigil to provide protection after an incident earlier in the evening when about 200 suspicious-looking men appeared outside the house where the vigil was being held .
11 According to those at the vigil , the police only checked on the hose twice before the massacre occurred at 4am .
12 The apparent failure of the police to act promptly and effectively , including their failure to apprehend a large group of armed men under conditions of curfew in the township creates the suspicion that police were colluding with the attackers .
13 Ariel goes to the police
14 Just before this snarl about real life , he has betrayed his redhead to the police , by swallowing a lying excuse of hers concerning a subversive brother .
15 He has her report the matter to the police .
16 As for that business of going to the police , I am sorry I mentioned it .
17 He has hurried to get there and tell the wife before the police arrive . ’
18 Sections of the population assist the police in the performance of their duties not just by taking on gunmen or robbers but also by making telephone calls to the police .
19 Sections of the population assist the police in the performance of their duties not just by taking on gunmen or robbers but also by making telephone calls to the police .
20 I 'll phone the police , he said .
21 Otherwise 1'11 call the police .
22 The police .
23 ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , ’ he said when the police chiefs hurrying back was out of sight , ‘ let us not make ourselves deceived .
24 The police remained silent in the face of such speculation .
25 The police were baffled .
26 The police will be here soon , ’ she said , quietly .
27 The police … we must call the police … ’
28 ‘ The police … we must call the police … ’
29 Half-way through the last act we 'll call a doctor , and the police if you like — they wo n't stop the show then and the delay wo n't harm Bunty , poor little cow . ’
30 ‘ But the police … ’
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