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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as I instruct" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to indicate that someone should follow your directions or guidance.
Example: "Please complete the task as I instruct to ensure everything is done correctly."
Alternatives: "as I direct" or "as I guide".
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The translators of the New Jewish Publication Society edition of Genesis missed it when they translated Rebekah's echo of God's phrase as, first, "listen carefully as I instruct you," then, "do as I say".
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"Did you adjust the ultraviolet light as I instructed?" Affirmative.
"As I instructed her in some language point, it became apparent that she didn't know what a noun or a verb was.
As I instructed the hairdresser on how to blow-dry my hair, the lady in the chair next to me seemed intrigued by my conversation.
The following morning, the Moroccan man mournfully informed me that he had done as I instructed, and that the devil had simply changed tactics.
He visited once, in the spring; brought his golf clubs and his swim trunks, as I instructed, and listened dutifully as I outlined our itinerary: We'd visit the beach, the mountains, the public links.
Something that as recently as this spring I instructed one of my blog's readers to remove from her closet because it was so offensive.
"As soon as I heard last week, I instructed officials to look into this as a matter of urgency," he said in response to urgent questions in parliament.
I did as I was instructed, but my heart just wasn't in it.
They were expensive, but I did as I was instructed and purchased the feathers.
And, as I have instructed graduates for the last 12 years, I fully expect you to do as you have done at Princeton — to aim high and be bold!
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