Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [vb base] [prep] a series " in BNC.

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1 Contests over web sites consist of a series of bouts during which the spiders are increasingly likely to attack each other if the contest persists .
2 Bar codes consist of a series of thick and thin lines .
3 Bar marks consist of a series of marks and blank spaces on a reflective surface .
4 Combination attacks strike with a series of techniques from different angles and directions .
5 Acid rain forms when airborne sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides go through a series of complex atmospheric reactions and are turned into weak sulphuric and nitric acids contained in rain drops .
6 The particular focus which I find valuable is the concept of the ‘ life course ’ , which is different from the more orthodox conception of the ‘ life cycle ’ and ‘ family life cycle ’ , in that it allows for more variation and does not assume that family relationships go through a series of modifications which are totally predictable in advance .
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