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Collocations for sequence - noun

1. set of actions, etc.; order of appearance

ADJECTIVE

complete, entire, whole
continuous, unbroken
complex
long, short
correct
specific
chronological, temporal
The article describes the chronological sequence of events.
logical, random
chord
a basic blues chord sequence
amino acid, protein
DNA, gene, genetic, genome
a representative cross section of the entire human genome sequence
unbeaten, winning (both BrE)
a remarkable winning sequence of games
losing (BrE)
The Shakers ended an eight-game losing sequence by defeating Swansea City 2–0.

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VERB + sequence

complete
Complete the following sequence: 1, 4, 8, 13 …
repeat
Repeat the entire sequence at least three times.
follow
We had to follow a complex sequence of movements.

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PREPOSITION

sequence of

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PHRASES

in sequence, out of sequence
The book is more satisfying if you read each chapter in sequence.
This article is out of sequence and belongs on page 57.
a sequence of events

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2. part of a film/movie

ADJECTIVE

opening
climactic, closing, final
dramatic, exciting
The movie includes a few exciting action sequences.
brilliant, great
impressive, memorable
There were some very impressive underwater sequences.
dance, musical
action, battle, chase, fight
The movie begins with an extended car-chase sequence.
animated
dream, fantasy, flashback
credit, title
the opening credit sequence
extended, long
short

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VERB + sequence

film, shoot
choreograph
The fight sequences were choreographed by Xin-Xin Xiong.

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sequence + VERB

feature, involve, show
This sequence features some impressive skydiving action.
a dream sequence involving the central character working on the Titanic

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PREPOSITION

in a/the sequence
The heroine dies in the closing sequence of the movie.

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