Example sentences of "let she down " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the face of misfortunes and petty irritations , of death and daily pain , and the loss of love , she had held to her expectations and they had never let her down . |
| 2 | Her bitterness was divided equally between the medical profession , who she felt had let her down , and her sister , who although living nearby , had left her to look after their mother while the old lady died slowly of cancer . |
| 3 | He had never let her down before . |
| 4 | The doctors had let her down , her baby was difficult , her mother-in-law was not good enough . |
| 5 | If she 'd meant to lie , she 'd have planned the lies ; as it was , it was more like someone else speaking , someone for whom all the tales might be true : the tales of the amorous husband who would not be denied , or even delayed ; of her horrified discovery that her tried and trusted dutch cap had let her down after all these years , of her disappointment that she would not now be able to train as a doctor or run a campaign for more zebra crossings or offer a home to her poor ailing mother ; and then of course there were the medical difficulties , what with her diabetes and the early mongol child that died and all those Caesarians ; and the home where there was n't an inch of space and how the baby would mean eviction and bankruptcy ; and the fear that the baby might be too obviously of mixed-race ; and the over-riding , gut-rending terror that the baby might have royal blood ( of course if ever this got outside these walls there would be no answering for the political consequences for the western world ) and in the circumstances it seemed kind that the child should never be born . |
| 6 | I offered them all glasses as well , and Angelica took one and went on bellyaching to all around her about how Steve had let her down and she should never have trusted the louse , and it was a tribute to her acting that there was a distinct drawing aside of skirts in the pursed mouths of those around her who were fed up with hearing about it . |
| 7 | Yes , Shadwell had let her down . |
| 8 | Lizzy had adored her father and he had only ever let her down . |
| 9 | As for her mother : Ma , she felt , had let her down . |
| 10 | In spite of the fact that he had let her down badly and most devastating of all , even though he now had a new love — Beth still pined for him . |
| 11 | Ruby did not want to , she wanted to talk about her technique even though it had let her down . |
| 12 | If her husband had let her down , as was apparently the case , she ought to have a male relation of some kind , to see to things . |
| 13 | They had let her down , leaving her alone like that . |
| 14 | The problem the reason we 've let her down on standard bearings is because of this changeover . |
| 15 | The only way he had let her down was about her nightmare . |
| 16 | He heard her sigh deeply , the way she always did when he let her down in some way . |
| 17 | ‘ When he let her down it was just three weeks before her Finals . |
| 18 | The Northumbrian weather let her down . |
| 19 | Nan-Nan let her down badly . |
| 20 | I would say that on reception is the one that probably needs more support let her down all the rest of it . |
| 21 | Your ma probably worked here same as everybody else and fell for somebody who let her down , and that 's all there is to it . |
| 22 | ‘ Let her down , ’ said Jackie . |
| 23 | ‘ Let her down . |
| 24 | ‘ Let her down . ’ |
| 25 | Her mother also let her down badly . |
| 26 | One woman had a friend who constantly let her down for appointments , a lunch , an evening out , by either not turning up , being very late or changing dates at the last minute . |
| 27 | Whether it was her housekeeping or anything , he always let her down . |
| 28 | She deserved better than that they should grow into thugs , and they ultimately let her down by disappointing her dream of two perfect boys . |
| 29 | Poor , insecure little Caroline , clinging rigidly to what she knows , terrified of the unknown , terrified to trust people in case they let her down , hurt her feelings , or even endanger her in some way … ? ’ |
| 30 | Her voice almost let her down but she persevered . |