had instructed
- past perfect of instruct.
Example Sentences
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Mercedes - for one - had instructed their drivers to go wide on the pit-lane entry to avoid this risk.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Even before Monday’s announcement, Chinese regulators had instructed several leading domestic AI companies not to accept U.S. funding without government approval, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
He was speaking after President Donald Trump said he had instructed negotiators "not to rush into a deal", after earlier suggesting one was close.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
In a crypto fraud case late last year against two MIT-educated brothers, deliberations veered into a subject the judge had instructed the jury not to even consider: sentencing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Lon slipped into the Library, clinging to the walls as the Second had instructed him, pretending that he too could melt seamlessly into dapplings of light on the marble floor.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
