police sergeant

collocation in English

meaningsofpoliceandsergeant

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police
noun[plural]
uk
/pəˈliːs/us
/pəˈliːs/
the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed ...
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sergeant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɑː.dʒənt/us
/ˈsɑːr.dʒənt/
a soldier of ...
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(Definition ofpoliceandsergeantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At least two planes were heard, apolicesergeantsaid, but they could not be seen above the clouds.
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A womanpolicesergeanthas also been admonished for a remark to which objection could properly be taken.
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If there was still reason to believe that the misbehaviour was continuing, apolicesergeantwould appear on the scene.
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The plain truth is that under the old system the investigation was done by a localpolicesergeantand his men.
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My late father was apolicesergeantwho left school at 15.
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If she has been interviewed by thepolicesergeantwho prosecuted, that does not mean a proper inquiry.
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According to my information the entry of thepolicesergeantinto the camp was at no time opposed or prevented.
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The present figures for apolicesergeant, minimum and maximum, are £8,493 and £9,744, and for a ward sister they are £6,050 and £7,756.
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Thepolicesergeantwas asked by the prosecution what he thought of the girl.
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We met up with apolicesergeantwho was a dog handler.
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As he was going through the bazaars, apolicesergeantcame to him.
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I also want to be assured that this does not mean that apolicesergeantcannot do so.
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One constituent recently had a lengthy statement taken down in longhand by apolicesergeant.
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What happens when apolicesergeantbecomes an inspector or a nurse is promoted to a higher grade?
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It would rank between apolicesergeantand a police inspector, who similarly carry high levels of responsibility.
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Why should a police constable pay national insurance contributions on his earnings, while his superior—a police inspector orpolicesergeant—does not?
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What precise function does he fulfil that is not still being fulfilled by the localpolicesergeantor by the local inspector?
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It is plainly true that it is still done by the localpolicesergeantand his men in many country areas and in some towns.
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