This phrase is correct and can be used in written English.
For example: The teacher has instructed students to complete their homework before the weekend.
The judge has instructed the attorneys that they will be staying in court until the instructions are completed.
The company has instructed its drivers to keep working.
He has instructed solicitor Charlotte Harris to pursue the matter.
The judge has instructed jurors to stay away from news reports.
The Welsh government opposes fracking and has instructed local authorities to turn down applications.
Stash away those smartphones and laptops, the District firm has instructed.
Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, has instructed NHS trusts to remove hazardous syringe drivers from wards.
Congress has instructed the FAA to allow commercial drone flights by September of 2015.
Netanyahu has instructed the ministers in his coalition not to talk about annexation.
He is suing her, and she has instructed solicitors to contest the claim.
"The president has instructed me to turn them all down," Mr. Barnett said.
