Example sentences of "[am/are] pretend to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , in fact , the case that the men are pretending to be prepared to operate the accident and emergency service . |
| 2 | It is not always possible to say precisely which kind of eyes these are pretending to be , but the chances are that in most cases they are mimicking the forward-facing eyes of birds of prey . |
| 3 | But Oliver used to correct me and explain that you are whoever it is you 're pretending to be . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , you know how people like to be together , even if they 're pretending to be in the wild , so I was thinking of groupings of four to six cabins per lot . ’ |
| 5 | You are n't the cold woman you 're pretending to be ! |
| 6 | Not everyone is as afraid of them as you 're pretending to be . ’ |
| 7 | Wish I were all the things that you 're pretending to be . ’ |
| 8 | But I do n't like the way you 're pretending to be so fond of me , ’ she told him , her hazel eyes flashing and her arms akimbo , ‘ and I do n't like the way we 're deceiving your mother . ’ |