Example sentences of "let down " in BNC.
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| 1 | There must be an enormous sense of isolation , of being aware of being let down . |
| 2 | Ms Morrell attempts damage limitation by telling her boss to keep his mouth shut and not rock the boat , but on he goes collecting more enemies and being let down by erstwhile friends . |
| 3 | It was the second time in successive World Cup ties that Leighton had let down his colleagues . |
| 4 | The disappointment Haslam inevitably felt at being let down in this way led to a second turning point in his career and one of those ‘ negative accidents ’ that ultimately proved to have a positive outcome . |
| 5 | Evening elegance can be let down by everyday watch wear . |
| 6 | Another charged that Lebanon 's Christians had been let down by President Franois Mitterrand . |
| 7 | English observers felt England had improved and that they dominated periods of the game but were let down by defensive errors . |
| 8 | Like Simpkin , Wood was let down by an erratic serve . |
| 9 | He felt he would have been let down by his fellow journalists . |
| 10 | He is not let down . |
| 11 | There was sympathy for Hitler himself , who was continually being let down by his old compatriots . |
| 12 | Until that moment Evelyn had not realized exactly what had taken place when she had been let down from over the machine . |
| 13 | ONCE again , we had been let down by the refusal of human beings to conform to expected patterns . |
| 14 | In the Dewhurst last year he could n't do it when he was let down — he needs good ground . ’ |
| 15 | Modigliani was plagued and anxious because of the difficulty of finding models , and when one had been found he waited in a state of tension for fear of being let down . |
| 16 | They should be let down properly before the flight and not , as in the case of one of the mares , introduced to racing a week previously in a Windsor selling hurdle . |
| 17 | But joy of joys , the New Moon in Scorpio on the 29th and some stunning planetary aspects in early November should spark off some kind of personal revival and no matter how many times you have been let down or left in the lurch in the past , emotionally this can and ought to be one of the happiest times you have ever known . |
| 18 | Another door , covering the bars of the fire , could be let down and formed a useful ledge . |
| 19 | Being let down by friends or a lack of public transport not only encouraged drink-driving , it also led young people to accept lifts from friends who had been drinking . |
| 20 | Harnoncourt ( ) , on the other hand , is let down by the unpredictability of his choral forces , and Gardiner ( ) is all sheen and polish , but misses the sense of the ceremonial which lies at the heart of his this most perfect of all choral masterpieces . |
| 21 | Demidenko ( Hyperion ) is also highly individual , not to say idiosyncratic , even if his penchant for the mildly unexpected will not be to everyone 's taste , and Katin 's sensitivity and rare gift for sustaining a seamless melodic line ( Olympia ) is let down slightly by his converse reluctance to immerse himself in those many passages when the note-rate increases alarmingly . |
| 22 | It will be much easier to reactivate the application of an unsuccessful candidate who has been let down gently . |
| 23 | Clive expressed his distrust and fear of being let down by a very detached attitude in all his relationships . |
| 24 | To my mind the SRV 's overall appearance is let down by the fingerboard . |
| 25 | I 'm sure I was n't the only young hopeful to feel bitterness and a sense of being let down by those who otherwise inspired us in our guitar playing . |
| 26 | I was let down lightly at the beginning , though . |
| 27 | Crusaders , who hammered Wakefield 30-0 in the first round , were never in front and were let down by bad handling in atrocious conditions . |
| 28 | However , I prefer the useful filly BEEBOB , who was let down by her jumping last season but has apparently schooled much better recently . |
| 29 | The judges noted that some enticing covers were let down by their contents , and vice versa , but that ‘ accountability and imagination do not demand a high budget ’ . |
| 30 | Within days of the settlement Mass Observation reported widespread shame ‘ that we had let down the whole tradition of England 's pledges for honesty , fair play and resistance to threats . ’ |