A plainclothesman was peering into the front windows. From Wordnik.com. [The Alibi]
“Radio it in,” Lawson barked to a young plainclothesman. From Wordnik.com. [Lifeguard]
The plainclothesman on his left cursed and fired, struck nothing. From Wordnik.com. [Cyber Way]
Followed by a plainclothesman, a middle-aged man entered the living room. From Wordnik.com. [Murder at Bridge] Reference
The plainclothesman was escorting the man with the laptop toward the sedan. From Wordnik.com. [Call to Treason]
The other plainclothesman followed when the carrier was secure in the sedan. From Wordnik.com. [Call to Treason]
The other plainclothesman came up to Sergeant Ketzel and Bending as they entered. From Wordnik.com. [Damned If You Don't] Reference
"A telegram, sir!" interrupted a plainclothesman, who had entered without knocking. From Wordnik.com. [Murder at Bridge] Reference
"Keep the change!" he said, smiling at his own joke, and the plainclothesman snickered. From Wordnik.com. [Time and Again]
Then Fyff noticed the plainclothesman who had arrested her boyfriend leaving the precinct for the night. From Wordnik.com. [Incident in the 70th Precinct] Reference
Ten minutes later the older plainclothesman came back alone and made straight for my car and me inside it. From Wordnik.com. [Hoodwink]
The plainclothesman said, "His name's Duane Frank Yarnell, and I don't think he takes too kindly to you and Miss Staples.". From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood Nocturne]
One plainclothesman suffered a bite on the arm before the corporal blew his assailant to oblivion with a blast from his laser. From Wordnik.com. [Cyber Way]
So the plainclothesman had their artist add some hair and a moustache to the picture on the flyer and got a positive ident from the barber. From Wordnik.com. [Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet]
Oren restarted the tape and they heard his voice identifying everyone present, including Detective Plum, the second plainclothesman in the room. From Wordnik.com. [The crush]
Just our good luck, this customer happened to be a plainclothesman with the Springfield police and he'd seen our flyer on this Ekko, who's bald as an egg. From Wordnik.com. [Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet]
With Karen Marshall clinging to his arm, Dundee walked down the hall, beyond the staircase to an open door on his left -- a door guarded by a lounging plainclothesman. From Wordnik.com. [Murder at Bridge] Reference
The third was a plainclothesman, apparently a detective. From Wordnik.com. [The Case of the Dangerous Dowager]
A plainclothesman put a stethoscope on the questionable case. From Wordnik.com. [The Pirates of Ersatz] Reference
Cartwright brought Barker into the room and Leverage dismissed the plainclothesman. From Wordnik.com. [Midnight] Reference
He stepped to the door of the inner office, and the plainclothesman said, "Don't go in there.". From Wordnik.com. [The Case of the Dangerous Dowager]
With the plainclothesman, a daring and intelligent fellow, I went to the door and rang the bell. From Wordnik.com. [The Exploits of Elaine] Reference
In minutes, a plainclothesman was in my living room, questioning a bathrobed John seated on my sofa. From Wordnik.com. [magic-city-news.com] Reference
A plainclothesman with his face covered is standing on top of a telephone box and filming the crowd. From Wordnik.com. [Kasama] Reference
He lingered, but the plainclothesman was staring at the innocent, inviolable parcels about to leave the Embassy for distant parts. From Wordnik.com. [The Pirates of Ersatz] Reference
"Look," said the plainclothesman, "there could be something in it for you if you ... hm-m-m ... wanted to make a little extra money.". From Wordnik.com. [The Pirates of Ersatz] Reference
The bar was so tied in to the police-who got regular payoffs-that if it was a plainclothesman from the precinct, they probably knew him. From Wordnik.com. [New York Blade] Reference
The plainclothesman said, "The Whipcord's got an apartment near here. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood Nocturne]
A plainclothesman, and a vindictive woman who made no secret of despising him. From Wordnik.com. [The Alibi]
The plainclothesman in the lead, a tall, rather thin man, with dark straight hair and a small mustache, said: "Mr. Bending?. From Wordnik.com. [Damned If You Don't] Reference
A plainclothesman got up in my face. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood Nocturne]
The plainclothesman jumped. From Wordnik.com. [The Pirates of Ersatz] Reference
The plainclothesman bolted. From Wordnik.com. [The Pirates of Ersatz] Reference
The plainclothesman grinned. From Wordnik.com. [The Case of the Dangerous Dowager]
The plainclothesman dithered. From Wordnik.com. [The Pirates of Ersatz] Reference
"That Hoddan," said the plainclothesman, attempting hearty ruefulness. From Wordnik.com. [The Pirates of Ersatz] Reference
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