Sentence examples for were under orders from inspiring English sources

"We all were under orders," he said.

After that they were under orders not to harm him".

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.

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

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

The candidates' lawyers were under orders from the board not to challenge its decisions ballot by ballot.

Lincoln Center officials said they were under orders not to discuss the matter beyond the prepared statement.

American commanders said they were under orders to arrest no one, least of all the Mahdi insurgents.

But more often those girls were under orders from their fathers and uncles and brothers and even their male classmates.

The army denied that its soldiers intentionally fired toward civilians, saying that they were under orders not to.