1.   He had strict instructions to return the key to me.

2.   Leaving her amour with strict instructions on how to find her, she retired to bed and waited.

3.   Sometimes my mother visits me at work, although I have given her strict instructions not to do so.

4.   Takat had given him strict instructions to exercise the beasts every day and to follow through with the routine.

5.   They were given strict instructions not to tell anyone.

6.   We were given strict instructions that nobody should be allowed in the building without a security card.

7.   You had strict instructions not to tell anybody.

8.   Assad therefore sent al-Sharaa to Virginia with strict instructions to avoid the Arafat trap.

9.   Brokers tell first-time landlords to put candles away, leave strict instructions for fireplace use and install fire extinguishers throughout the house.

10.   Cameras operated under strict instructions not to show the royal family during the service.