Sentence examples for had commanded him from inspiring English sources

Martin had commanded him and some other fans to retrieve barbecued smoked brisket tips.

A month earlier, Hitler had commanded him to organize a boycott of Jewish businesses.

A psychiatrist testified that respondent believed that the voice of God had commanded him to confess or commit suicide.

He later came to feel that he was "not himself" at the time, that "witches, ghosts, and voodoo" had "commanded" him to do it.

When Smith told Lucy that God had commanded him to take her as a plural wife she said, "my astonishment knew no bounds".

4 For in seven more days I shall rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and I shall wipe out all the substance that I have made from upon the face of the earth". 5 And Noah did according to all that Yahweh had commanded him.

When he tells Dido that the gods have commanded him to leave Carthage for Italy, her anger quickly unnerves him, and he offers to stay, only to have Dido eject him for having considered leaving her.

When the Spirit disguised as Mercury (here a corporate executive) tells Aeneas that Jove has commanded him to leave immediately for Italy, she hands him a cellphone for confirmation.

On any reading, it is important to bear in mind that Socrates is choosing to obey a jury verdict that has commanded him to suffer what is arguably an injustice but not to commit one.

Gabranth loathes himself for the framing of his brother and the horrible tasks Vayne and the Empire have commanded him to do, such as killing Drace to prove his loyalty to Vayne after his rise to power.

Abraham calls him Isaac -- "laughter" -- and circumcises him after eight days, as God had commanded.