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The phrase "taken instruction" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be an attempt to convey the idea of having received or accepted instructions, but it is not a commonly used expression. Example: "After having taken instruction from the mentor, she felt more confident in her abilities."
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"He has never taken instruction from anybody".
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Five customers come and go – questions asked, phone calls taken, instructions given, payments made.
I take instruction.
Others take instruction.
So much for taking instruction from clairvoyants.
Johnson still takes instruction without talking back.
We would simply take instruction from consultants on gender struggle.
I think she promised that she would take instruction.
"But Angelica had problems taking instruction and following the rules.
Simultaneously with completing the first draft, Mosse took instruction in "how to skin and stuff animals".
She takes instruction in painting and begins to sell her pictures through a dealer.
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