Green Cross Code
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It was good enough for the Green Cross Code man, but lacked the menace of an evil Jedi bent on intergalactic power.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024
"I am old enough to remember the Tufty Club and the Green Cross Code and the public information films about, 'Clunk Click every trip'," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023
A real pleasure to meet the Green Cross Code man.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2020
"He was an absolute gentleman. I grew up knowing him as the Green Cross Code man and he chatted to my then 10-year-old daughters about crossing the road and road safety."
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2020
English actor David Prowse’s greatest role, in his own estimation, was playing Green Cross Code Man, the inspirational figure in a series of instructional road-safety videos made for British children.
From Salon • May 6, 2016
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