Example sentences of "to [noun prp] [vb past] by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At that time the Japanese foreign ministry distanced itself from the Liberal Democrats ' mission to Pyongyang organised by the party 's strongman , Shin Kanemaru . |
| 2 | Multiple sclerosis sufferer Nicola Jones , 18 , who attends Thornhill Special School in Hartlepool , has scooped one of just 24 places on a month-long expedition from Peking to Pakistan organised by the Journey of a Lifetime Trust . |
| 3 | In May 1950 Yoshida dispatched a highly confidential mission to Washington headed by the Finance Minister , Ikeda . |
| 4 | If United had beaten City in a volatile Manchester derby last Tuesday , they would have travelled to Wembley comforted by the knowledge that , by the end of today 's League programme , they would still have been top . |
| 5 | Now there 's time for Peter to relax and enjoy looking at photographs of a recent trip to France organised by the centre . |
| 6 | Reagan 's strong showing against Ford is accounted for by several factors ; the continued reaction to Watergate compounded by the pardon of Nixon ; campaign finance reforms that had improved the chances of outsider candidates ; new apportionment rules in the Republican convention that strengthened the Sunbelt states of the South , the Southwest and the West and , finally , the increase in the number of primary elections . |