Sentence examples for she lets on that from inspiring English sources

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But she lets on that even the publishers weren't sure they could find enough British recipes to fill the book.

When the waitress at the Red Viking Restaurant is asked if they have a Danish grandmother back in the kitchen fixing all these delicacies, she lets on that, apart from the owner-manager, the entire staff is Mexican.

Eventually, she lets on that Nicholas wasn't quite the angel his mum thinks he was, he had somehow got involved in a plan to get hold of a gun, the plan had gone wrong, this is what led to the stabbing.

She lets on that it's an employment-related inquiry -- nothing is hidden -- but it's primarily an information-gathering call, at least until an intrigued Dr. Smith suggests, "Why don't you send me a CV and I'll have a look".

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When I see Doreen cuddling a doll now, I wonder whether it may have affected her more than she let on, that there might be a deeper sense of loss.

She did not let on that some other company would actually be doing the welding.

But she's not letting on that BBC3 Danny Cohen is a hot contender for the role, adding later in her speech: "During the coming year I want to work with Danny to strengthen and deepen the BBC3 News brand and ensure it gets full credit for its serious documentary and current affairs output".

Not to have one -- or at least not to let on that you have one.

It would have to be done discreetly, without the inquirer letting on that she is checking on your behalf.

IN 1999 Trudy Dai used to spend all night sending e-mails from her friend Jack Ma's apartment, trying to answer queries from American customers without letting on that she was Chinese.

On the phone, I was able to hear the story of how she got pregnant right after her recent wedding even though she was 40, and how she just passed her amniocentesis — without letting on that I was sobbing.

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