Example sentences of "[adj] of [art] series of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Please turn to page 366 of the Old Testament section of the Bibles ; today we have the second of a series of sermons about the life of Elisha . |
| 2 | He had exhibited work every year since 1847 , and had given about three of a series of lectures on mediaeval architecture to students at the Academy , which he had started the previous year . |
| 3 | This paper , entitled The molecular theory of chemical valency : the significance of equivalent orbitals , was part IV of a series of dissertations published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society , and was written in collaboration with Lennard-Jones . |
| 4 | Short of a series of studies which is designed directly to compare regional patterns , holding other variables constant , we can not be certain that any observed variations can be attributed to , say , people 's views about family responsibilities being different in the north-east of England from the prevailing norms in the south-west . |
| 5 | Benjamin 's income came from any one or more of a series of sources , as we have seen : at times he earned wages as a silversmith or a clerk ; he also dabbled in the retail trade as a general salesman , and picked up some spare cash from his boarding houses . |
| 6 | If it is by Rolle , it would seem to be more of a series of prompts for meditation on the Passion than a fully worked out structure . |
| 7 | He presided over the first of a series of discussions on how the Council could further the cause of integration . |
| 8 | The Labour Party have published the first of a series of papers showing their commitment to the craft industry . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Diplomats from Israel and East Germany on Jan. 29 , 1990 , held the first of a series of meetings in Denmark , aimed at restoring relations . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | This is the first of a series of questions designed to trap Jesus into saying something that could lead to his arrest . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The first of a series of pumps have been installed along the River Seine ( France ) in an attempt to re-oxygenate the river . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Andrew , 13 , was just three years old when his father suffered the first of a series of strokes . |
| 22 | The present exhibition is the first of a series of selections with prices starting at around £2,000 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | It was the first of a series of books consisting mainly of interviews . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Kevin Murray , Director of Corporate Communication , in the first of a series of roadshows , unveiled the new corporate identity to Risley staff recently . |
| 30 | The battle is the first of a series of events to take place at Historic Scotland sites throughout Scotland , including historical playlets , concerts , walks and talks . |