Bobbies is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Bobbies meaning
plural of bobby
Using Bobbies
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of bobby
Context around Bobbies
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bobbies
- In this selection, "bobbies" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, getting, putting, british and give stand out and add context to how "bobbies" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at putting bobbies back on and him as bobbies and peelers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bobbies" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bobbies
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Again Union was unbeaten on top of the log and Alberton were third having lost to Union and Bobbies. (19 words)
His actions personified the service, courage and sacrifice the ordinary British Bobbies give to the people our country every single day. (21 words)
You don't have permission to access /news/redditch-mp-rachel-maclean-welcomes-more-bobbies-on-the-beat/ on this server. (21 words)
Peel entered the Cabinet for the first time as Home Secretary (1822–1827), where he reformed and liberalised the criminal law and created the modern police force, leading to a new type of officer known in tribute to him as "bobbies" and "peelers". (43 words)
But having started his career in the force at the age of 18, Mr Chilton said he was more interested in getting 'bobbies on the beat - not writing essays'. (29 words)
A Nottinghamshire police boss says neighbourhood officers will start "attacking" anti-social behaviour in Ashfield as he declared the return of bobbies on the beat. (25 words)
Example sentences (7)
But having started his career in the force at the age of 18, Mr Chilton said he was more interested in getting 'bobbies on the beat - not writing essays'.
A Nottinghamshire police boss says neighbourhood officers will start "attacking" anti-social behaviour in Ashfield as he declared the return of bobbies on the beat.
When the Neighbourhood Policing Model came into force in June last year, it aimed at putting bobbies back on the street to help reduce crime.
His actions personified the service, courage and sacrifice the ordinary British Bobbies give to the people our country every single day.
Again Union was unbeaten on top of the log and Alberton were third having lost to Union and Bobbies.
You don't have permission to access /news/redditch-mp-rachel-maclean-welcomes-more-bobbies-on-the-beat/ on this server.
Peel entered the Cabinet for the first time as Home Secretary (1822–1827), where he reformed and liberalised the criminal law and created the modern police force, leading to a new type of officer known in tribute to him as "bobbies" and "peelers".