1.   A frequent comment of observers about a prisoner in for a serious offence like murder is that he shows no remorse.

2.   Adultery is seen as natural for a man, but a serious offence for a woman.

3.   All serious offences had to be investigated by an examining magistrate.

4.   Armed robbery is a serious offence.

5.   Dismissal following automatically if a third serious offence was committed.

6.   Do you know it is a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer?

7.   Further detention can only be authorised in the case of a person who is suspected of having committed a serious arrestable offence.

8.   He justifies this view on the ground that rape is a very serious offence to which serious penalties attach.

9.   His most serious offence in that time was taking part in a robbery while armed with a crossbow.

10.   It had original jurisdiction over serious offences.