Example sentences of "policeman and [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ good ’ policemen and women know their area : the sites of trouble and danger , as Holdaway describes them ( 1983 : 39–42 ) , which need special attention , the places to avoid without having further back-up , the places where events and incidents have occurred in the past , the people on whom to focus attention , such as the ‘ troublesome families ’ in whom crime historically runs or the VIPs in the area who get special protective care . |
| 2 | This type of story shows that the pursuit of ‘ little crime ’ can have some satisfaction and legitimacy , which explains in part why most policemen and women pursue it diligently while deprecating it . |
| 3 | In pursuit of these themes most researchers discuss the occupational culture of the police , showing that on the whole ordinary policemen and women get their notions about routine police work from this collection of background beliefs , values , and attitudes . |
| 4 | It is for this reason that ordinary policemen and women dislike it when the typifications become confused , when decent and honest ‘ victims ’ of crime , for example , become ‘ trouble-makers ’ by taking the law into their own hands . |
| 5 | This contrast is a familiar one in the sociology of policing and the subject of much comment , all of which argues that only a small minority of policemen and women define their work in terms of social service . |
| 6 | Within this there are three particular concerns : the practical reasoning employed by ordinary policemen and women to help them accomplish routine duties ; how they interact with various sections of the public , from ethnic minorities to road users ; and how they perceive various aspects of police work , including the area within which they function and its people , what comprises ‘ real ’ police work , and what constitutes ‘ good ’ or competent practice . |
| 7 | BRC frequently relay wrong information ( primarily because they receive wrong information ) , and wider societal divisions ensure that the main mode of transport in Easton , as elsewhere , is reinforced Land Rovers in order to afford occupants some protection from attack , although policemen and women see them as having their own vulnerabilities . |
| 8 | There just are n't enough policemen and warders to feed them and so on . |