Example sentences of "let [pron] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vicky Whitemore , knowing the problems that 'keepers face in these situations , was delegated with the responsibility and let no-one down as she launched the ball safely into an unguarded part of the net . |
| 2 | Surely everyone learnt lessons when bands like The Clash let everyone down . |
| 3 | Never let thee down . |
| 4 | Winning some ball at last from the tail of the line-out , through Williams , Bridgend 's backs managed to pressurise their opponents , but erratic goal-kicking — Gareth Thomas , David Thomas and Howley missed six between them — let them down . |
| 5 | Let them down gently . |
| 6 | As though their own countryside let them down compared to that of Italy , the wealthy English had with them when travelling a Claude Glass through which they viewed the passing landscape from their carriages . |
| 7 | Braintree started to control the midfield in the second half and only the final touch in the circle let them down . |
| 8 | The fact that the Australian batting rarely fired on all cylinders either during the series merely served to show-up the large gulf between the two sides , with the home team 's 4–0 triumph not flattering them unduly , although India were unlucky not to win at Sydney , and might have won at Adelaide too had their fielding not let them down . |
| 9 | The Chelmsford pair battled through the earlier rounds despite their putting , which at crucial moments let them down , but were ultimately found out in a showpiece beset by cold winds and rain . |
| 10 | I think people believed I let them down |
| 11 | But United 's shortcomings … weakenesses are still all too obvious … a leaky defence let them down again just when it mattered most when the final whistle was minutes away as Redfearn hit the equaliser to make it one-all |
| 12 | Again , the defence let them down , and despite reducing the deficit to only one goal before the break , Bradford won with plenty in hand against a stuttering home side . |
| 13 | Again , the defence let them down , and despite reducing the deficit to only one goal before the break , Bradford won with plenty in hand against a stuttering home side . |
| 14 | You let them down |
| 15 | ‘ Let me down a bit more ! ’ |
| 16 | Hitler 's let me down . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Let me down and I 'll tell yer . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Let me down and find out . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But they never let me down , ’ he said . |
| 20 | Why did you cheat me and let me down ? |
| 21 | Would my ‘ John-Willie ’ let me down by not getting up ? |
| 22 | my shoes let me down and rubbed me/gave me blisters |
| 23 | My shorthand also let me down when I attended a local inquest . |
| 24 | ‘ Do n't you fucking start , Colley , you little cunt ; you let me down too , remember ? ’ |
| 25 | So I really wanted to nail the bastard — preferably with the cooperation of my team-mates just to prove the point — but the fucking technology let me down and the gun jammed and he had me pinned , firing shot after shot at me , and finally I gave up trying to un-jam the gun and made to throw it at him though I could hardly see because there was yellow paint all over my visor , but he ducked and tripped and sat down on a trunk , holding his stomach , and the bastard was laughing his socks off because I looked like a giant dripping banana , only I 'd just realised the gun was n't jammed after all , the safety catch was on . |
| 26 | Please let me down . ’ |
| 27 | They made big promises but , in the end , they let me down and I was forced to show mainly younger artists , which is always interesting but financially disastrous . |
| 28 | But pity help you if you let me down . ’ |
| 29 | Never let me down — wonderful woman ! |
| 30 | ‘ But if you ever let me down , Charlie Trumper- ’ |