Example sentences of "lets down " in BNC.
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| 1 | Starved of emotional nourishment from that quarter , the daughter is brittle and neurotic and , when her boyfriend leaves her for another woman , she takes umbrage , haunts the new love-nest night and day , lets down tyres , makes abusive phone calls and eventually throws a stone through a window and gets herself arrested . |
| 2 | Once he lets down his defences half the social workers in Norfolk , amateur and professional , will move in on him . ’ |
| 3 | The flap lets down and the floor extends , leaving the five car bays under the main building . |
| 4 | The Act gravely lets down problem drinkers who have serious , alcohol-related ill health and decide to continue to drink despite their awareness of the harm they are causing themselves . |
| 5 | Van Mill 's very ordinary voice lets down his good intentions as Marke : he is no match for any of his rivals . |
| 6 | Or install some sort of screen , dividing panel , a blind that lets down from the ceiling , and even a stack of wine racks which would make a substantial and permanent wall in themselves . |
| 7 | There is a PR element in every facet of marketing ( e.g. a salesperson who exaggerates , cheats or lets down customers is a PR liability ) . |
| 8 | Ah no , it 's a it just lets down every now and again |