Sentence examples for we were under orders to from inspiring English sources

"The story that I'm not sure is getting out," said Mr. Causey, then a medic with the unit, "is that while they're saying this was a ruthless band ravaging the countryside, we were under orders to do it".

We are under orders to locate and arrest Udayan Mitra, the soldier who seemed to be commanding the others said.

Crews were under orders to be ready to launch in 20 minutes.

Members of the team said they were under orders to advance "as much as feasibly possible".

Court officers said they were under orders to run the overflow room like a regular courtroom.

The trucks were under orders to tow the taxis of any drivers who were arrested.

On Election Day, Mrs. Zia's supporters were under orders to discourage voting.

Many of those outside the city were under orders to boil their water.

The scientists at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History were under orders to be civil, but they were too angry to obey.

By this time the Australian troops on the island were under orders to shoot him on sight.

Indeed, the utilities were under orders to sell their power plants, although California regulators recently reversed course.