Example sentences of "pretend to be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here one of them sacrifices for the other : both have trouble falling asleep , and their partner 's noisy breath wakes them ; so they wriggle towards the edge of the bed , leaving a broad space down the middle ; they pretend to be sound asleep , in the hope of making sleep easier for their partner , who will then be able to turn from side to side without disturbing the other . |
| 2 | And in like manner buyers will fence , and pretend to be less eager than they really are . |
| 3 | If true love should knock on the door , Ego will coolly slip the bolt and pretend to be out . |
| 4 | It 's as if they think I 'm really Firmin and then from time to time I just pretend to be this white man called Charlie . |
| 5 | Moreover , the " Modern Whigs " say that whenever " the original contract is broken ( which breach the Junto of Whigs pretend to be only capable to give notice of ) it becomes the indispensable duty to resist " . |