Complex sentence: During a strike, the defendant (a colliery) requested police protection in the form of a body of officers quartered on the premises; though the police only had the resources to make visiting patrols, they offered to place constables in exchange for a financial contribution.
Split into simpler sentences: During a strike, the defendant (a colliery) requested police protection in the form of a body of officers quartered on the premises. Though the police only had the resources to make visiting patrols, they offered to place constables in exchange for a financial contribution.