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• I dictated my order over the phone.
• They decided not to honour an existing order for aircraft.
• A waiter hovered at the table, ready to take our order.
• All our customer orders are handled by computer.
• There's no logic in the decision to reduce staff when orders are the highest for years.

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• Give me the dates in chronological order.
• The names are published in alphabetical order.
• I shall list my objections to the plan in ascending order of importance.
• Keep your files in numerical order.
• She ranked the bottles in order of size along the shelf.

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• I think it galls him to take orders from a younger and less experienced colleague.
• The soldiers listened in silence as their captain gave the orders.
• Don't blame me, I'm only carrying out my orders.
• The judge issued a gagging order to prevent the witnesses from speaking to the press.
• We were sinking fast, and the captain gave the order to abandon ship.

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• Their house is always in apple-pie order.
• You should put your own house in order before you start telling me what to do!
• I need to put the kitchen in order before I can leave.
• Make sure you leave the changing rooms in order.
• We must impose some kind of order on the way this office is run.

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• The cash machine is out of order.
• The inspectors checked that all the documentation was in order.
• I forgot to tell her that my phone is out of order.
• The sign on the elevator read "out of order".
• It has taken about five years to restore the aircraft to full working order.

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• There has been a complete breakdown in law and order.
• The army has been brought in to maintain order in the region.
• Would you say the government's stance on law and order has softened?
• The self-declared guardians of law and order held a press conference.
• Without realistic sanctions, some teachers have difficulty keeping order in the classroom.

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• The waiter smiled contemptuously at anyone who didn't know which wine to order.
• I ordered a double espresso.
• She quickly emptied her glass and ordered another drink.
• He orders the same thing every time he goes to this restaurant.
• I'll be ordering a take-away later. Would you like anything?

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• I order you to put down your weapon.
• The police have been ordered to pay substantial damages to the families of the two dead boys.
• An inquiry was ordered into the recent rail disaster.
• In a level voice, he ordered the soldiers to aim and fire.
• You can't just come in here and start ordering people around.