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"we were directed to" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You could use it to indicate that someone gave you instructions or guidance. For example: After our meeting, we were directed to begin work on the project immediately.
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We were directed to a "storeroom" to identify the cases.
"We were directed to pull it from Iraqi sources where possible".
We were directed to our tents, inside of which our duffles had been stashed.
We were directed to the Snow Bowl on the shadier side of Stratton.
We were directed to the President's Room at Alumni Hall, but there was no president.
"We were directed... to move air defences so that the army and marine units could successfully land," he said.
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Our eyes tend to glaze over when we are directed to look up to a ceiling with allegorical representations.
"The old pharmacy?" we ask and we are directed to a bottlegreen shop with a sign: Geday & Son, Pharmacist.
Kingsolver's fecund prose is always reader-friendly, though we are directed to her messages with too heavy a hand.
We are directed to the library, where a gruff assistant slides 19th-century business compendiums across the desk.
"If we are directed to impose a no-fly zone, we have the resources to do it," Mr. Gates said.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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