Example sentences of "[verb] not [vb infin] [pron] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other two held their breath , waiting for the inevitable squeak , but the sensitive fingers did not let him down . |
| 2 | That lavish endowment of talent , which had been blotted up in sport and intense boyish preoccupations , was now called up in all its force and it did not let him down . |
| 3 | It did not let him down . |
| 4 | Her memory did not let her down . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But he did not mow her down . |
| 7 | If you think you might possibly enjoy doing a particular exercise , but it is not something terribly exciting , do not write it down . |
| 8 | This time he did n't throw her down with a fury but gently laid her down among the downy pillows and started to strip off his shirt . |
| 9 | We had to explain to them what a three-dimensional , you know , lock-up page was and why , you know , gutters were a certain width and if you had column rules and gutters , you know , why they were centered and why you could n't , if you had a wide margin below three columns of text why you did n't move the gutter beyond where the text was n't so white , or why you did n't move it down and have it join a rule here because it would have been a real pain in the arse to have to do that in metal , so you just sit and do it . |
| 10 | ‘ Mussed ’ is a word so outmoded I 'm surprised the God of Media did n't strike him down on the instant with a thunderbolt . |
| 11 | He did n't bring me down here at all . ’ |
| 12 | I mean , I did n't sit her down and examine her on her own life-history . |
| 13 | They were heavy : I 'd have to wedge them in the middle so they did n't drag me down sideways . |
| 14 | But I did n't want it down here . |
| 15 | It did n't slow him down and he led the way briskly into a comfortable room adjoining the refectory . |
| 16 | No , I did n't copy it down |
| 17 | You did n't copy it down either , have you no intention of doing it , or something . |
| 18 | Fans , yes , no , , building , you know , , and then the , they made trouble again and then for every down they did n't pull something down and so they had to pay oh so many er thousands . |
| 19 | " You did n't let me down . |
| 20 | And he did n't let me down . |
| 21 | So the , the S P S S manual did n't let me down then . |
| 22 | They did n't let him down . |
| 23 | They relied on my good sense and I did n't let them down . |
| 24 | We had a lot of youngsters in because of injuries and they did n't let us down . ’ |
| 25 | Speedwise the 433S did n't let us down . |
| 26 | I did n't let you down . ’ |
| 27 | Thankfully , their big black machine did n't let anyone down ! |
| 28 | I think I mentioned it before , if you did n't get it down then , just put a jot down now . |
| 29 | Many women have a lot of trouble just writing one thing , and how many of you did n't write anything down at all ? |
| 30 | Oh I did n't write it down ! |