Example sentences of "first of a [noun] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taylor , from Birkenhead , Merseyside , struck one prison officer , taking his keys , and within minutes the rioters had erected the first of a labyrinth of barricades and begun systematically destroying the chapel . |
| 2 | The first of a generation of satellites designed to increase knowledge of the environment , oceans and climate has been launched from French Guiana in South America . |
| 3 | But on the day of his funeral Jean , his wife of 38 years , found the first of a trail of clues to his lavish hidden lifestyle with a secret mistress . |
| 4 | It runs both Solaris 1.1 and 2.1 and is expected to be the first of a family of products . |
| 5 | It runs both Solaris 1.1 and 2.1 and is expected to be the first of a family of products . |
| 6 | Oct. 21 In the first of a spate of stabbings , a Palestinian labourer kills three Israelis in a West Jerusalem knife attack [ ibid . ] . |
| 7 | On his death ten years later , he was succeeded as leader of the community by one of his companions , Abu Bakr , who later became seen as the first of a line of caliphs ( khulafa in Arabic ) . |
| 8 | He presided over the first of a series of discussions on how the Council could further the cause of integration . |
| 9 | The Labour Party have published the first of a series of papers showing their commitment to the craft industry . |
| 10 | This , the first of a series of articles into the existence of an underlying geometrical pattern which governs our countryside , starts with an investigation as to whether the Circles of Churches discovered by Messrs David Wood ( Genisis ) and Henry Lincoln ( with Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh in The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail ) have a basis in fact . |
| 11 | In this first of a series of articles designed to make you more aware of your Association we outline the overall structure of the IBOA . |
| 12 | Then , with the notion of what a girl with such a name must be like firm in her mind , she made this heroine of hers arrive somewhere and without delay put her into the first of a series of conflicts with , behind them , a gradually increasing aura of mystery . |
| 13 | APAP members in London — believed to be seriously disaffected by the association 's stance in the dispute — will be met by an executive member , Mr Peter Kenney , in the first of a series of meetings to rally support for the union amid threats of a revolt following the resignation of the 132-strong Hertfordshire chapter last week . |
| 14 | In the summer of 1306 there took place at Montreuil the first of a series of meetings ( ‘ processes ’ ) between French and English representatives to try to work out the legal position of the lands held by the English in Aquitaine . |
| 15 | Diplomats from Israel and East Germany on Jan. 29 , 1990 , held the first of a series of meetings in Denmark , aimed at restoring relations . |
| 16 | A month later on the twenty fourth of May nineteen eighty eight , there was the first of a series of operations to correct deformities of both feet and the left wrist . |
| 17 | This is the first of a series of questions designed to trap Jesus into saying something that could lead to his arrest . |
| 18 | The Harvest Holiday , as the report suggested , would be introduced in late October and would be the first of a series of changes to age-hold British holiday customs . |
| 19 | This is the first of a series of programmes in which we 're going to look at the computer and its impact on our lives . |
| 20 | The first of a series of pumps have been installed along the River Seine ( France ) in an attempt to re-oxygenate the river . |
| 21 | He broke new ground in musical humour when in 1956 he organized the first of a series of concerts of symphonic caricature at which new music , some of it by respected composers like Malcolm Arnold , was played on ludicrous instruments or to the accompaniment of vacuum cleaners or road rammers . |
| 22 | Andrew , 13 , was just three years old when his father suffered the first of a series of strokes . |
| 23 | The present exhibition is the first of a series of selections with prices starting at around £2,000 . |
| 24 | It was the first of a series of compounds which are known as the ‘ tricyclic antidepressants ’ , because their chemical structure contains three rings and distinguishes them from the monoamine oxidase inhibitors . |
| 25 | He formed the A. S. Neill Society to spread libertarian views on education , and the following year held the first of a series of camps for potential pupils and staff . |
| 26 | It was the first of a series of books consisting mainly of interviews . |
| 27 | The Guardian and The Observer published details of the contents of the book in April 1986 and The Sunday Times published the first of a series of extracts in July 1987 . |
| 28 | He said it would be the first of a series of ventures which Gooding was discussing with Japanese companies , aimed at bringing research and technology to Britain rather than just final assembly of goods . |
| 29 | Display material , featuring the dragon from Ciruelo 's The Book of the Dragon , includes a 3D showcard , posters , wobblers , bookmarks , badges and stickers , and the first of a series of advertisements will appear in Interzone magazine . |
| 30 | Kevin Murray , Director of Corporate Communication , in the first of a series of roadshows , unveiled the new corporate identity to Risley staff recently . |