be caught in the act

So far, he had never been caught in the act.

He and his friends had been caught in the act.

Still, they don't want to be caught in the act.

This is the first time that one has been caught in the act.

Over the years, various rich and famous people have been caught in the act.

His mother wasn't ashamed at being caught in the act.

He was caught in the act but got off with a caution.

And it was easy enough, provided that you could avoid being caught in the act.

He is caught in the act, by the master and his son who was of the same age as Frank.

Only if she were caught in the act could the crime be detected!

It was saying a thief had been caught in the act.

But he's got to be caught in the act.

And he himself was caught in the act of molesting young boys.

She is caught in the act, runs away from punishment, and finds her mother passed.

I wouldn't have said these things if you weren't leaving like a burglar who was caught in the act!

That he had been caught in the act of rejecting someone dear to him.

Unfortunately she had been caught in the act of snooping.

If you are caught in the act at the scene of a hit, of course that's another story.

A regular at the bar might have taken the key, but the threat ran deeper than being caught in the act.

Which raises the question: If a man cries at the movies, does he mind being caught in the act?

Later she attempts to shoplift, but is caught in the act.

Spencer is caught in the act, while Danny leaves him to take the blame.

Although initially successful, he is caught in the act.