But public service wasn't something I thought about, he said. 
He said public service wasn't something he thought about.
Public service was something he thought a lot about, he said.
he is driving to work
The sun shone brightly without a cloud in the sky and the air was still without the slightest hint of a breeze.
The woman is knitting a sweater.
Bettelheim had a fast food.
A boy is cooking breakfast.
The girls were eating at a restaurant.