Washington, who was put in command of a regiment of borderers at Winchester, found it impossible to exercise much control in directing them to the defence of the frontiers thereabouts.
The new-comer at once called both assemblies together, directing them to sit in Philadelphia in April, 1704, in utter disregard of the agreement of separation.
The circular from Fox, secretary of state, to the governors of the colonies, directing them to afford assistance to Lord Loudon, is in New Jersey Archives, viii.
A little later, however, Belisarius sent Martinus and Valerian to the Plain of Nero with the troops under their command, directing them to throw the enemy's camp into the greatest possible confusion.
I preached the Truth amongst them, directing them to the Lord Jesus Christ to be their teacher, and to the measure of His Spirit in themselves, by which they might be turned from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God.
When it has met on this account it gives information to the belligerents, directing them to abstain from hostilities, and menacing death if a drop more of blood should be spilt.
Cottington and others, directing them to compound with the owners of lands within the intended enclosures.
In 1673, the archbishop writes a circular to his suffragans, directing them to proceed against such as keep schools without licence.
Sidenote: Circular issued to the justices of the peace,] [Sidenote: Directing them to search out all the cankered clergy in their districts.
The king despatched two gentlemen of the bedchamber into Cornwall, to make private inquiries, directing them to represent themselves as being merely on a visit to their friends, and to use their opportunities to discover the truth.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "directing them" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
