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instruct + that #1 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 12:59 pm   instruct + that
 

Does the second that sound OK, here?

"I do not feel that I should have to instruct even junior typists that my documents, all my documents, are entirely confidential."

I was wondering about the collocation of instruct + that.
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instruct + that #2 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 15:30 pm   instruct + that
 

Here is what I found on my OALD and Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English:

OALD:
instruct
verb
(formal) to tell sb to do sth, especially in a formal or official way: [VN to inf] The letter instructed him to report to headquarters immediately. ◆ [VN wh-] You will be instructed where to go as soon as the plane is ready. ◆ [VN] She arrived at 10 o'clock as instructed. ◆ [V that] He instructed that a wall be built around the city.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English:
instruct
in·struct /ɪnˈstrʌkt/ v [T]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of instruere, from struere 'to build']
to officially tell someone what to do

instruct (sb) that
 The judge immediately instructed that Beattie be released.
 Eva went straight to the hotel, as instructed (=as she had been told)

=> So, the structure "instruct... that..." does exist, but I think it's not very suitable in your sentence (it doesn't refer to "tell someone what to do")
Just my two cents :)
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instruct + that #3 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 15:33 pm   instruct + that
 

It's OK then. Thanks, Nessie (girl). :wink:
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