Sentence examples for if he pretended from inspiring English sources

It also sounds as if he pretended not to know who the children's secretary was.

Hint: It's not just the thrill of ministering to the Hitmen, though he'd be fibbing if he pretended that he didn't like the idea of getting in on the ground floor of a national novelty.

Some Japanese arrive and mock Chen by telling him they he could get in if he pretended to be a dog.

Kraft says he kept up the story at the request of White House officials, who said it would be good for U.S.-Russia relations if he pretended the ring was a gift.

Stand-up comedy has evolved because of a long history of co-opting, copping, borrowing, tweaking, and building upon material ever since Grog realized that if he pretended to put a stick up his butt, then Big Zorgo would laugh and decide to eat someone else.

When you cry in your boyfriend's kitchen while he is sleeping and then he charges out naked to be like "What am I supposed to do about this?" it's so much sadder than if he pretended he didn't hear you, OK? February will be about the week after my dog Scout (King of Dogs) died.

The story: Thirteen-year-old Liam wins a trip to the world's most exciting theme park in China, with one snag - he can only go if he pretends to be an adult and persuades one of his friends to go along as his child.

Lochte purposefully infantilises himself like a gaggling baby rolling about in a playpen – you can almost see the gears clunk in his dumb, beautiful head when he realises it gets more attention if he pretends not to know what dinosaurs are when someone mentions them.

Likewise, when a 10-year-old tells his mother he won't be coming to the dinner table because he hasn't finished playing his Wii game, he may find his game unceremoniously turned off, but if he pretends not to hear his Mom's repeated calls to the table, he may just get the extra 10 minutes he needs to get to the next level.

If somebody else came in, he pretended he hadn't done it.

If she pretended that he wasn't there, maybe he would pretend that she wasn't there, either.