Got a lovely little cushy job fixed up in civvy street. From Wordnik.com. [Dinner in Honour of The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario The Honourable Pauline McGibbon] Reference
It was two days before she saw him again, and he still wore his "civvy" suit. From Wordnik.com. [A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions] Reference
Oh, I went into the Elgin, not a civvy to be found. From Wordnik.com. [The Wearin' of the Green (2)] Reference
"I have been back in civvy street a long time now.". From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Scroll]
In civvy street a gathering like this would not happen. From Wordnik.com. [An Ordinary Soldier] Reference
So we'll put on our civvy clothes and find a pub ashore. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor Ain't a Sailor] Reference
When I get my civvy clothes on, oh how happy I shall be. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-11-01] Reference
And Kat sacrificed her self to save a civvy ship or two. From Wordnik.com. [Well behaved women...] Reference
Our civvy station reception officer has become a special. From Wordnik.com. [Please Be Patient While I Ignore You « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
I did have a dig about a civvy instructor who was useless. From Wordnik.com. [I Can Tell We’re Going To Be Friends « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
He had been a teacher in civvy street, and liked to lecture. From Wordnik.com. [A Rude Awakening]
I used to have a cushy overpaid job as a civvy in the police. From Wordnik.com. [Islam? Yes. Gay? Yes. British? No, Oh, OK then. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
At least make it a civvy model to keep it halfway believable. From Wordnik.com. [Cheeseburger Gothic » Quick gun question.] Reference
Despite my reasoned requests a civvy insisted they wouldnt do it. From Wordnik.com. [The Wrong Kind Of Snow « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
I started to go on courses to help my transition to civvy street. From Wordnik.com. [An Ordinary Soldier] Reference
My lot also paint the civvy dept vehicles, to look like police cars!. From Wordnik.com. [Homo Electric « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
And I work for a police force (albeit a civvy as my pseudonym suggests). From Wordnik.com. [Policing Pledge Is A Lie SHOCK « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
Being a ‘civvy’ myself I thought I needed to bring her down to earth. From Wordnik.com. [All By Myself Again….. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
At least Jimmy seemed to have adjusted well to civvy life, Dillon thought. From Wordnik.com. [Civvies]
There you have an indication of the financial prospects of my civvy career. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 16, 1919] Reference
He said he had examined my case, and asked me how much I earned in civvy street. From Wordnik.com. [An Autobiography]
Tommy Guest organised a tailor shop to convert uniforms into rough civvy clothes. From Wordnik.com. [THE GREAT ESCAPE]
Also the Public will never be able to spot its a Police Officer in a civvy jacket. From Wordnik.com. [Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
As an ex-cop and now control room civvy I can see both sides of the argument here. From Wordnik.com. [Ground Control To Major Tom. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
We make our own make-up and with the aid of civvy clothes, make a real good do of it. From Wordnik.com. [Letters Home] Reference
Perhaps I should kickstart it to get it going, once that happens - watch out civvy numpty. From Wordnik.com. [Teen Imperial « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
The civvy who would dirty his pants if he was left to face what your cops had to deal with. From Wordnik.com. [I Can Tell We’re Going To Be Friends « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
In civvy street if you are sacked or resignto clear your name hah you get nowt,nothing,nada. From Wordnik.com. [Why not stop rewarding ministerial failure first?] Reference
Army medics, like their colleagues in civvy street, work on the principle of the golden hour. From Wordnik.com. [An Ordinary Soldier] Reference
Comes back late the other week and starts getting grief from one of the civvy security guards. From Wordnik.com. [Whispers Of Betrayal]
And now watch as the dems in power review the polls and waffle about trying them in civvy courts. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Poll: Americans want KSM tried in military court] Reference
As for OT, well, even mentioning that word now gets the civvy bean counters foaming at the mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Inspector Gadget RANTS about ‘car chases’ SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
Elizabeth was a friend of the owner; he the returned hero, still a little strange in civvy street. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories]
The driver's civvy, right, and says he's been held up in traffic and he's already over his legal hours. From Wordnik.com. [Whispers Of Betrayal]
The rules they followed when previously on "civvy street" were evidently not sufficient to bring them success or happiness. From Wordnik.com. [National ParoleIts Successes and Its Failures] Reference
It was a good bet they had sussed they would be shot on sight like the first guy, and were making for somewhere with civvy witnesses. From Wordnik.com. [Boiling a Frog]
If you were a civvy I suppose you had to deal with the East German authorities. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
As well as these, had a pair of AKU civvy walking boots dyed black that I always rated. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
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