Example sentences of "i pretend not " in BNC.
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| 1 | I pretended not to notice it , and , as the students listened with bated breath , instructed them to turn to page thirty in Jespersen . |
| 2 | I pretended not to notice her look of astonishment and got on with my shining . |
| 3 | I knew where it was — she kept everything valuable stuffed down the side of an old sofa — but I pretended not to notice . |
| 4 | I pretended not to hear , but he shouted a message that he would return . |
| 5 | Even then Mr Pumblechook said , ‘ And fourteen ? ’ but I pretended not to hear him . |
| 6 | So I was determined to show them I could take a joke and the next time a big stork went over I pretended not to know what it was called and asked my girl . |
| 7 | His face went as hard as the bronze , it resembled and his eyes said things I pretended not to hear . |
| 8 | I pretending not to see , ashamed . |
| 9 | Malcolm tries to look strong , but I pretend not to notice . |
| 10 | Neither can I pretend not to be a modern . |