He'd never seriously entertained the idea of himself in Whites.
But he never seriously entertained the idea that what had happened to the Sergeant could happen to him.
As a child, she did not seriously entertain the idea of becoming a famous actor.
I can't believe anyone who has been at all deeply involved in understanding and dealing with public opinion could seriously entertain the idea.
"It's too radical a change for any politician to seriously entertain at the national level," he said.
They've been saying that all along, and I don't think they seriously entertained any men for the post.
The reality is that her contention doesn't meet any sort of threshold at which point it should be seriously entertained.
But they are sending signals that should a clear proposal come, it would be seriously entertained.
The importance of nutrition was being seriously entertained for the first time as a preventive measure against cancer.
"I would never seriously entertain boycotting any official meeting of the committee or the Legislature," she said.