The phrase "I barely thought" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
Example: "I barely thought about the consequences before making my decision."
Of course, I say I barely thought about tobacco at all − what I mean is, I barely thought about having a fag there and then.
The electricity bills were accordingly tiny and I barely thought about the energy I was using or what it might feel like to be cold while asleep.
As Carr had preached, the physical addiction was easy enough to beat − after three months I barely thought about tobacco at all.
I grew up; I got married; I had children; decades passed, and I lived through personal happiness and disappointment, and I barely thought about this little moment again until recently.
Strangely, that weekend I barely thought about weed at all.
That week, I barely thought about Parkinson's, which felt like a mere annoyance.
"I never thought about retirement before I started writing about personal finance and I barely think about it now," says Logan Sachon, who turned 29 this past Sunday, and blogs for The Billfold, the popular website about money.
"I barely think the good outweighs the bad," he wrote via email.
I barely think about it now, other than nostalgically, even as a literary device to inspire.
"It's not linear, and I barely think of it as a tradition.
New judge Kara fits in so smoothly that I barely think of her as the "new" judge and it's only day two.
