Example sentences of "let down [det] " in BNC.

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1 I remembered the time Andy and I had let down all the wheels of his dad 's car , folding matches in half and sticking them into the tyre valves .
2 He had been let down several times , they had done all sorts of things without asking him , and sometimes he only found out what they 'd been up to when the papers rang for comment .
3 45759 : Poor woodwind intonation at the opening and some skewwhiff synchronization later on let down this Beethoven First Symphony .
4 Chairman , what a let down this is gon na be .
5 There was no arrogance in the man ; he was desperately aware that he was letting down all his fellow-actors , and by one of the least forgivable of professional shortcomings .
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