Suneep, who'd been politely pretending not to listen in, nodded involuntarily.

The steward politely pretended not to notice.

Bradshaw, noticing his discomfort, had politely pretended not to.

She looked away while he probed in his change purse, then they politely pretended to recognize each other.

Karal and Ulrich politely pretended that they had not understood him.

Miles stared off through the pillars, politely pretending not to have heard or noticed this interplay.

Armed guards moved slowly through the courtiers to surround Owen, who politely pretended not to notice.

The cop, Wills, was a short distance away, politely pretending not to hear us.

Excruciating at the best of times, but with Ken the celebrity, do we politely pretend not to see him?