police van
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliceandvan
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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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van
noun
uk/væn/us/væn/
a medium-sized road vehicle, used especially for carrying goods, that often has no windows in the sides at ...
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(Definition ofpoliceandvanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One of 75 people had 12 foot police and apolicevanin reserve.
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First thepolicevanwas called to take those eggs on their first little journey.
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Apolicevandrew up, some police leapt out, grabbed the boys and threw them into the van.
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Apolicevancomes along and the stuff is loaded into thepolicevan.
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They were all thrust into apolicevanand driven at high speed to a nearby police station.
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I have seen a park patrol driving in a smellypolicevandown a footpath chasing a cyclist who was cycling on it.
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The police joined hands and guided the man into thepolicevanto take him to the trial.
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In private, such as in apolicevan, the search can be extended.
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Again, fortunately, just at that moment—my guardian angel must have been wearing a police helmet—apolicevanappeared.
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He was then helped into apolicevanwhich went off, much to the amusement of some of his constituents.
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The man was hit not by a truck but by apolicevan, travelling, as in the other case, below the speed limit.
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The officers were given security in the flat, from where they were safely escorted by colleagues, although in the course of that apolicevanwas damaged.
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First, will he not consider that criminals who have been convicted of felonies of violence should always be moved in an armouredpolicevanand not a civilian bus?
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In the ordinary way, if the drunken person can walk, he does so, and if he cannot walk and collapses, the police call apolicevanor a taxi.
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It is reprehensible, but at least if they are bundled into apolicevanor locked in a cell someone is paying some attention to them.
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They were handcuffed and locked in two separate compartments inside apolicevanescorted by a squad of 12 mounted policemen.
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Unable to prove his innocence, he escapes from apolicevan.
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