Example sentences of "not [verb] [pers pn] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | If necessary , use a padsaw to free the disc , but be careful not to lose it down the stack . |
| 2 | Samuel Hitching stated that he examined the Coffin carefully and that it had two canvas patches on where there were decayed places in the Wood — he also measured the thickness of the Board and they were only 5/8 of an inch at top and ½ an inch thick at the bottom — the lid was also warped that they could not screw it down properly-One of the bearers also stated that he was afraid it would fall in pieces before they got to the Church with it . |
| 3 | He had said ‘ we ’ , which heartened McAllister enormously but also meant that she must try to justify his confidence , and not let him down ; he must not think her a fine lady only playing at life — she meant to do her share , and yet try not to hinder him . |
| 4 | I could not bring him down . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ We may not bring them down but we can undermine their authority . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | And when it was not shouting him down as he tried to suggest that the powers of the courts were adequate , the conference heard Mr R. A. Butler pledge himself to a new building programme of short-sharp-shock Detention Centres . |
| 8 | He had not tracked her down . |
| 9 | Deal or no mysterious deal , now that it had been established that he had not tracked her down all she wanted was for him to go . |
| 10 | Now that Antoinette was dead , there was no one to repeat to her to be careful , not to drop it , to try at least to walk like a lady , not to plonk it down like that . |
| 11 | You can not break them down . |
| 12 | If I drop this down can you just erm , not drop it down |
| 13 | I 've not got them down love |
| 14 | ‘ It 's stand him up , not stand him down . |
| 15 | She said I 'm not wearing them down the shop . |
| 16 | Will Carling , the captain of England , is travelling there for the first time and the selectors decided not to weigh him down with the cares of office . |
| 17 | The fungus lacks some proteolytic enzymes , which are added in the ant faeces and are derived from the gongylidia , the ants merely acting as translocators , their digestive tracts not breaking them down . |
| 18 | I replied to his letter to say thanks for believing in me , and that I would do my best not to let him down . |
| 19 | Brenda guessed that it was a big responsibility for him and was determined not to let him down . |
| 20 | It is essential not to let them down , ’ says one expert . |
| 21 | ‘ Do n't let anybody beat you , do n't come back without the gold , ’ my friends had said to me , and I was determined not to let them down . |
| 22 | It makes you want to win for them , makes you determined not to let them down . |
| 23 | ‘ It was through their trust that I was in this unique position to walk among them , and I felt I owed it to them not to let them down . ’ |
| 24 | While there are problems in the class , … when I looked at the programme I could see that problems that are caused because you are not explaining yourself , you are not getting them down to work , they do n't understand what they 're doing . |
| 25 | If any other government in Europe had such efficient pits and such large coal reserves , they would be safeguarding that national resource , not shutting them down . |
| 26 | The Cleveland firm which installed the panelling for a drugs trial could not take it down until today at the earliest . |
| 27 | Why not take it down to the firm 's office and let the experts see it for themselves ? |
| 28 | They said , you 're not closing us down . |
| 29 | Once we accept that fact , we can relax and enjoy the relationship , knowing that , because we are not tying them down , they are all the more likely to remain our friends and even to continue to come to us for support and for advice . |
| 30 | So , but there is something to be said for it I 'm certainly not running it down , what I am saying is you ca n't . |