Example sentences of "let [pers pn] down " in BNC.

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1 You wo n't let me down then ? ’
2 Whenever we arranged to meet anywhere he would invariably let me down and his excuse was invariable too : ‘ I was taking shots for Surfing . ’
3 Do n't let me down now , all right ? ’
4 Do n't let me down ‘ Lee heard her father shouting .
5 ‘ How could you let me down like this after all the effort I 've made ?
6 ‘ Do n't let me down !
7 Did I marry Stuart because I thought he would n't let me down the way my father had ?
8 I know you wo n't let me down , C.W. Just keep an eye on Bailey 's goons .
9 " I knew you would n't let me down , " he would say , to his team .
10 " You did n't let me down .
11 Do n't let me down .
12 I was only teasing , for I am well aware you would never let me down , ’ Félix said with a pretence at seriousness .
13 But I 'm relying on you , so do n't let me down .
14 But I also know that you wo n't let me down . "
15 But do n't let me down now . ’
16 And he did n't let me down .
17 Indeed , quite early on , I tried to work out in my mind what it was that made his personality ( though he did not like the word ) so compelling ; and I came to the conclusion that it was because he did not let me down in my own estimation of him .
18 ‘ If you do n't let me down this instant , Mr Jacobsen , I 'll … ’
19 ‘ Maybe you 'd better let me down , Frank lad , ’ Jamie said , nudging me hard .
20 Do n't let me down now . ’
21 Joanna wo n't let me down . ’
22 And , playing her ace , ‘ Would you let me down — now ? ’
23 She tried to cheer up as she drove on to the ferry because — having caved in instantly and completely when Cara had asked ‘ Would you let me down — now ? ’ she had ensured that Cara could fly to Barney certain of one thing , if nothing else : that , her word given , she would not let her down .
24 So the , the S P S S manual did n't let me down then .
25 And then that will just let me down ever so slightly , yeah ?
26 The beginning was also a time when I was asked if I , too , would soon let them down ‘ like all the others ’ and when being there was expressed for all by Janet : ‘ I 'm only here because my daughter is the way she is .
27 He 'd let them down disgracefully , ruining a dinner party that was given entirely for his benefit .
28 ‘ But there are so many people who want me to do things and I feel I ca n't let them down .
29 ‘ I wo n't let them down , ’ Anabelle told herself .
30 But I do try to do let them down gently — unlike the way I handle my opponents . ’
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