At any one time only 12% of officers are on the beat, he said.

Some 2,500 police officers had been on the beat when darkness fell.

You know they are on the beat and looking out for your safety."

He's been on the beat for 25 years and has yet to throw a criminal in jail.

Their goal was to still be on the beat when they rejoined at the back.

But there are plenty of advantages to being on the beaten track.

And I liked the idea that the same two patrolmen would be on the beat.

That's a dilemma a policeman has to resolve every minute he's on the beat.

Police now doing paperwork could be on the beat."

It gives the false impression that the policeman is on the beat, making the financial markets safe for the rest of us.

He wanted to go into medicine; he yearned to be on the beat.

Yes, well anyhow that, that more or less covers the early part of me being on the beat.

'I used to know a pickpocket when I was on the beat a million years ago.

The boy held it steady with a steady hand, though his eyes were on the beating of those wings.

Police officers will be on the beat.

He being on the Beat No. 11 on the 4th Section.

He was on the beat on the Boulevard.

He appeared as a singing policeman in a comedy sketch named "He's on the Beat".

Despite being on the beaten track, host to countless visitors every day, Tikal remains a magical experience.

of a force to be on the beat.

Kojo is on the beats and Alaska is on vocals.

"The words need to be on the beat, and the consonants need to be crisp and clear."

Mr Gowans explained O'Connor should never have been on the beat.

You're on the beat.

Stepping is on the beat throughout, moving to the left on the close arm circles and in place (or sometimes to the right) on the second two.