Sentence examples similar to some pretended not from inspiring English sources

Nevertheless some of them reacted some pretended not to see, hiding their smiles on their cell-phones, some asked questions, some had violent reactions but they did not dare attack a sewing machine.

She pretended not to hear.

Ariza pretended not to hear.

"Everyone pretended not to notice".

I pretended not to notice.

Mohamed pretended not to understand.

But he pretended not to recognize them.

(The old lady "pretended not to hear").

We pretended not to see them.

She pretended not to understand him.

Ms. Choy-Brown pretended not to notice.