 #2 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 15:30 pm instruct + that |
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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 :)
Nessie. :)
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