Let the police make anything of it if they could.

Coming from a side street, the police made a bad mistake.

The police were making no effort to prevent their activities.

In this case, the police had made a very large mistake.

"There's something I want you to do, now that the police have made a move."

Church leaders reported that local police on the scene made no efforts to stop the attack.

This time the police made an effort to question everyone in sight.

The police made them do what they had previously done.

The police, however, quickly made their presence felt once they arrived.

"I think the police would make your father pay the charges."