Example sentences of "long sequence of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At that point , rather late one night , he and I had the last of a long sequence of talks . |
| 2 | Patrick O'Brian 's long sequence of sea-adventures gives the lie to the dogma that the genre does not allow for any real development of character . |
| 3 | Progress came instead from testing a long sequence of compounds leading from the most potent sulphonamides to pyrimidines , a family of moderately complex organic compounds some of which are constituents of nucleic acids ( Chapter II ) , and later to guanidines . |
| 4 | However diverse the animals and plants of the modern world , they were but the last in a long sequence of populations that have replaced one another throughout the earth 's history . |
| 5 | In fact he was subjected to a very stiff , puritanical and doctrinal regime , only mitigated by the fact that he was educated by a long sequence of tutors , and seemed to have access to a lot of books . |
| 6 | This too is a long sequence of fences at each of which interested but busy teachers will be ‘ lost ’ . |
| 7 | If the state of the weather over a long sequence of days were observed , and record W or D for each , one could work out how often |
| 8 | The failed coup was the latest in a long sequence of clashes between the rival Khalq ( " Masses " ) and Parcham ( " Banner " ) factions of the ruling People 's Democratic Party of Afghanistan ( PDPA ) . |