This construction expresses events in which someone is actively thinking about something, as opposed to simply having it in their mind (cf. Awareness "V that"), i.e. it is the focus of their attention and they are engaged in some kind of cognitive processing with respect to it.

Worry fret E.g. Businessmen fretted that no good could come of such defiance. worry E.g. I have friends who worry that I don't eat well and regularly enough Remembering_experience recall E.g. You might recall that much of last year was consumed with speculation. recollect E.g. As she left for her room , she recollected that she had seen that face once before. remember E.g. He remembers that it was a sunny day and he left his friends to go swimming. remember E.g. Dawn remembered that she had spoken to her friend the previous evening. Cogitation dream E.g. At night Saul often dreamed that he was selling hot dogs at Disneyland. fantasize E.g. He fantasises that he is dancing with them. muse E.g. The mayor mused that it 's been a while since we had a cattle drive through the city. muse E.g. Family members muse that maybe I have a death wish. reflect E.g. I reflected that farming is basically much the same the world over.