verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a judge directs/instructs a jury (= tells it what to decide )
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The judge directed the jury to find her not guilty.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
authority
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The first role clearly requires their presence in court throughout the hearing to instruct the local authority solicitor as necessary.
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He asked Office minister David Mellor whether he still wished or instructed local authorities to enforce the law as it now stands.
bank
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Those proxy votes must be used in support of incumbent management unless the shareholder specifically instructs the bank otherwise.
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The government could then instruct all banks not to push companies into default and not to dispose of any collateral.
child
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It is said that prior to birth the angels instruct the child in full knowledge of life and the universe.
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Similarly, parents instruct their children not to smoke or drink, yet the parents may engage in those activities themselves.
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At their weekly visits, fieldworkers were instructed to refer ill children to the clinics, according to specified criteria.
council
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The Chief Officer was instructed by the Council to have discussions with representatives of the Oxford authority.
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But it is five months since Mr Hussein swallowed his neighbour and was instructed by the Security Council to disgorge it.
jury
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The trial judge instructed the jury to ignore the concept of a lien.
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On Friday morning, the judge instructed the jury .
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The judge instructed the jury about legal points.
member
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Injunctions were issued and some of the unions instructed their members to stop the forbidden activities.
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The Congress instructed its members and friends to withdraw from the legislatures, and sanctioned civil disobedience and nonpayment of taxes.
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At first sight, this would appear to be a Community instrument instructing Member States as to how to exercise their national competence.
officer
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The Fire Brigade was to be asked to instruct the officers in the use of the appliances.
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He instructed his officers to build strong relationships with churches, businesses, PTAs, and other community organizations.
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The Secretary instructed the Crown's officers at home and overseas.
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Admiral Ugaki promptly instructed subordinate staff officers to make a detailed study of the practicability of his plan.
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The buddy patrol will not interfere with any police matter, unless instructed by a commanding officer .
solicitor
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A solicitor may be instructed to draft the company's memorandum and articles of association, and a registration fee is payable.
staff
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The editor could then instruct staff to upload them for approval.
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Admiral Ugaki promptly instructed subordinate staff officers to make a detailed study of the practicability of his plan.
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He instructed his staff to refuse all interviews with the snoopy columnist and refer all questions to himself.
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At the same time I instructed the engineering staff to bring the temperature in their bedroom to sixty-five degrees.
subject
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She then instructed her subjects to duplicate these postures as precisely as possible.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It is a good idea to instruct a specialist company to inspect the property for damp.
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New recruits are instructed in marching and the handling of weapons.
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One of the secretaries had been instructed to reserve me a seat on the next plane to London.
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She took the tablets three times every day, as instructed by her doctor.
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The person who instructed you obviously didn't know much about map-reading!