The phrase "actual cop" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to distinguish a real police officer from someone who may be impersonating one or to emphasize the authenticity of the person being referred to.
Example: "I was surprised to learn that the person directing traffic was an actual cop, not just a volunteer."
Alternatives: "real police officer" or "genuine officer."
For this system an actual COP of 0.25 to 0.45 was obtained under the tested conditions.
As far as his actual cop work goes, he uses the very clever technique of knowing a genius detective who doesn't even work for the police but will happily solve any case you're having trouble with.
She was sent to prison by her ex-husband, who was an actual cop.
You can probably go back to Trayvon Martin in Florida in 2012 for the spark that got this uproar going, even though [his killer, George Zimmerman] wasn't an actual cop, just a rogue neighborhood watchman.
Maybe actual cops were butcher than Sunhill cops, but we had a lot of luvvies with bruised thighs.
Here I was, a middle-aged woman who had left her family on a Saturday night to play cops and robbers with actual cops who didn't even know I was in the game.
When the actual cops raided Lei's apartment, they found a surveillance camera, forged documents, and a GPS tracker, which may have been used to stalk Tingting.
According to the experimental results, the actual measured COP of NH3 NaSCN system are in the range of 0.20 0.35, which are a little higher than that of NH3 LiNO3 system (actual measured COP ranging from 0.15 to 0.29).
Although the coke wasn't hidden inside the actual fruit, cops found hundreds of packages of the stuff hidden throughout 26 crates, along with a GPS tracker authorities believe was being used to track the shipment.
Although the coke wasn't hidden inside the actual fruit, cops found hundreds of packages of the stuff hidden throughout 26 crates, along with a GPS tracker authorities believe was being used to track the shipment.
