Example sentences of "but [art] police " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ It may be nothing , but the police have picked up Arthur Evans . |
| 32 | But the police asked , in case there was anything there to help . |
| 33 | ‘ I know it sounds ridiculous , but the police officer would n't take any notice of her — ; he just thought she was being hysterical . |
| 34 | ‘ When I got home last night and found the yard door bolted I thought the old man had deliberately locked me out but the police reckon that whoever killed father was with him then — while I was banging on the door , trying to get in . ’ |
| 35 | Anna and Mr Cheng talked to the police , but the police could tell them nothing more about the telephone call to the airport . |
| 36 | ‘ Of course not , but the police are interested in those keys too and I want to put a stop to Shildon searching my property . ’ |
| 37 | The criminal was certainly guilty , but the police could n't prove it . |
| 38 | Or it may be there but the police and the stewards are n't allowing it to come out because they 're keeping a lid on it so efficiently these days . |
| 39 | ‘ But the police — ’ began Sally-Anne . |
| 40 | I do not know about that kind of radical suggestion , but the police were very successful last year in closing down four domestic manufacturers of Ecstasy — hence the fact that most of the drug being sold on our streets comes from abroad , some from continental Europe . |
| 41 | ‘ But the police were making sure these ravers were n't going to get to it . |
| 42 | No group claimed responsibility but the police were reported to have arrested three suspects . |
| 43 | The settlers had claimed legal ownership of the houses in October and had made efforts to move in to the Silwan sector at that time , but the police had prevented them from doing so after the Attorney General , Yosef Harish , had recommended that they be barred from the properties on security considerations . |
| 44 | But the police wo n't find a thing unless we call them . ’ |
| 45 | But the police would have to react would n't they ? |
| 46 | ‘ But the police told us there was nothing worth reporting , ’ said the voice impatiently . |
| 47 | Then his wife said , " But the police are all Apaches . " |
| 48 | Having seen just one or two pieces of the jigsaw , but the police did n't act on one or two pieces they put the rest of the jigsaw together and what did they have . |
| 49 | But the police are n't convinced . |
| 50 | The total value may only come to around £2,000 ; small by recent standards , but the police say the operation was a success . |
| 51 | Richard Miles is known to have used cannabis , but the police say they 've no reason to believe his death was drugs-related . |
| 52 | But the police are anxious the man is caught . |
| 53 | But the police say they are taking action , but for operational reasons they ca n't reveal any details . |
| 54 | The makers say banning them will do nothing to improve road safety , but the police insist lives will be saved . |
| 55 | But the police say they can still prosecute because the real number plate shows up on the negative . |
| 56 | But the police say its a minor injury . |
| 57 | The boy took today off school to recover , but the police say he will continue with his newspaper round . |
| 58 | The prosecution say Kelly was the second running man , but the police took a calculated risk . |
| 59 | But the police say they 'll be ready if they decide to return . |
| 60 | But the police insist that Mr Thomas has said nothing to them since about being victimised . |