Example sentences of "let down " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to some theorists , that 's the only way men can let down their macho defences : in blood-letting , catastrophe , a suicidal willingness to put your life on the line . |
| 2 | It 's only really in the last two general elections that we have begun to bring fun and excitement into campaigns , to raise people 's enthusiasm to the point where they can let down their reserve a little bit . |
| 3 | ‘ Could n't let down the guv'nor , ’ Bob said cheerfully . |
| 4 | At an ecologists ' conference chez Goldsmith , one guest persuaded Branson to push Sir Jimmy into his own swimming pool to help him let down what remains of his hair . |
| 5 | They could let down extra wires to hold the branch and winch it up when it was cut free . |
| 6 | A light breeze made play with her skirts and , for the first time since she had arrived at Yelton , she wished she could let down her hair and feel the wind run its fingers through it . |