Example sentences of "[prep] the police [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The Judge held that the prosecution had been under a duty to disclose the video whether it had been demanded or not , that the view the camera had was of an area of the club that was relevant to the res gestae , that the tape would have contained matters of relevance to the defendants and that it was wrong for the police officer to have formed the view that it was of no relevance .
2 ( 2 ) That no stay was to be imposed unless a defendant established on the balance of probabilities that , owing to the delay , he would suffer serious prejudice to the extent that no fair trial could be held , in that the continuation of the prosecution amounted to a misuse of the process of the court ; that , in assessing whether there was likely to be prejudice and if so whether it could properly be described as serious , the court should bear in mind the trial judge 's power at common law and under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to regulate the admissibility of evidence , the trial process itself which should ensure that all relevant factual issues arising from delay would be placed before the jury as part of the evidence for their consideration , and the judge 's powers to give appropriate directions before the jury considered their verdict ; and that , accordingly , the judge 's decision to stay the proceedings had been wrong , since such delay as there had been was not unjustifiable , the chances of prejudice were remote , the degree of potential prejudice was small , the powers of the judge and the trial process itself would have provided ample protection for the police officer , there was no danger of the trial being unfair and in any event the case was not exceptional so as to justify the ruling ( post , p. 19B–E ) .
3 ‘ It is clear that when the section 8(6) procedure comes into operation it is for the police officer to make the decision whether the sample to be provided shall be a sample of blood or urine , but the police officer must convey to the defendant that the sample to be required may be of either blood or urine and must give the defendant an opportunity to consider which sample he would prefer to give if the choice were his and any reasons he has for that preference .
4 His hunched figure padded across to the desk in the bay and Swod gestured for the police officer to sit down .
5 Because it would n't really matter that much if it took an hour for the police officer to come .
6 Doug Mills , 49 , landlord of The Golden Ball — used as a base for the police operation — said : ‘ Customers told me he had done several tours of Northern Ireland during his service .
7 But from the travelling community , there 's open contempt for the police operation and a prediction ; they 'll be back .
8 Promotion for the Police chief
9 Side by side , a matching pair , both in their best clothes , they set off for the police station on Royal Hill .
10 In the report for the Police Foundation , an independent research body , Professor Zander argues that the main US legislation , the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Act , is ‘ fundamentally objectionable ’ since it allows forfeiture without criminal conviction .
11 Ron Scriven , a spokesman for the Police Federation which represents police officers , said : ‘ If the Avon and Somerset report is forwarded to us we will study it and consider circulating the 43 forces in England and Wales with its findings .
12 In the Home Office , he had demonstrated broadly conservative views on crime , drugs , and racial issues , not surprisingly so perhaps for one who served as parliamentary spokesman for the Police Federation .
13 Ron Emes served in the Royal Navy and the police force , later becoming Regional Secretary for the Police Federation .
14 A spokesman for the Police Federation said : ‘ Life should mean life for people found guilty of murdering policemen . ’
15 For the police squad it was a new experience , but they had seen how it was done and all landed safely .
16 Would he not agree er that the fact that erm the Home Office plan to give allow for seven million pounds extra er for the police budget in W in Wales whereas in actual fact local government has chosen er to give only two point two million er through the police budget er is a disgrace and reflects very badly on the running of the police authority and on the chairmanship of that committee .
17 Its status or ( as importantly ) its lack of value creates complex systems of meaning which are rarely articulated ; for the police world has similar strictures to that which Benedict ( 1967 ) described in her attempts to understand the rigidities of Japanese culture :
18 Have you thought of applying for the police force ? ’
19 Lea ( 1986 ) , in a discussion of police racism , suggests that a common theory of apologists for the police force is the ‘ bad apple ’ approach which views the problem as one of individual officers being bigoted .
20 In the same way the Chief Superintendent of Police may be concerned to define strategic goals for the police force as a whole while the individual police constable may need to exercise leadership in an operational situation and direct others in that situation. , Here we might use the term ‘ street-level ’ leadership .
21 ‘ D' you think I might have a cup of coffee or is that reserved for the police force ? ’
22 I was a Sergeant at er police headquarters and my duties amongst er others was as a senior tactical advisor for the police force on firearms matters .
23 A spokesman for the Police Dog Training School at RAF Newton said the need for instructors and dog handlers fluctuated .
24 The minister , Mr Kobie Coetsee , said that a prosecution would be brought against the former security branch policeman on death row , Almond Nofomela , for the police murder of the civil rights lawyer , Griffiths Mxenge .
25 For example , the bulk of the operating expenditure for the police department will be included in the general fund but the operating implications of capital expenditure ( principal and interest repayments ) will be included in the debt service fund .
26 Can we move on then to item number nine , er there 's a slight alt er a slight erm change to the agenda here , i this should read erm , replacement nomination for the Police Area Liaison Committee .
27 And he 's had it slapped in his face , because this council has provided an adequate budget for the police authority , it has pr , treated it fairly and squarely like every other council committee , and made sure that the service they provide is adequate for the people of this county .
28 I think most of the issues that have been raised tonight already , are ones for the police authority and I hope they will get on with their job .
29 Dozens of people were injured during the police operation , including three Vietnamese who were taken to hospital .
30 Barnes was unhurt , but 14 people were reportedly killed and two arrested during the police action .
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