Sentence examples for on the pretence from inspiring English sources
They started asking questions like 'Mummy, what does Daddy really do?' Inevitably, one day they turned up on the lab's doorstep, on the pretence of 'picking Daddy up with Mummy'.
Boban sold a number of these skulls, on the pretence that they were of ancient Mayan or Aztec origin: one ended up in the Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC, and one in the British Museum.
We sold the fight on the pretence that Julius had a chance of beating Tyson.
Encouraged by his teacher (Khanjian again) he carries on the pretence to his classmates.
Individuals would be lured back to the Soviet Union on the pretence of making contact with bogus anti-Bolshevik groups.
That Friday night we went to dinner on the pretence that it was to celebrate her new school.
SECC Malbec & More, Manchester Wed & Thu Chance for non-detoxers to carry on boozing under the pretence of French wine-tasting.
"They said nothing and carried on with the pretence of helping us and showed no emotion at all".
Rather than put it through a quick bankruptcy, India's banks foolishly allowed it to stagger on under the pretence of being a going concern.
Local government supremo, Eric Pickles, openly brags about doing down councils while dumping responsibility for some of the harshest cuts on them under the pretence of devolving power.
Increasingly though – perhaps accelerated by the explosion of the #bbcqt hashtag on Twitter – even the pretence of heavyweight political discussion seems to have given way to the courting of petty drama and minor celebrity.
