1 She absent-mindedly left her umbrella on the bus.

2 She fingered her necklace absent-mindedly as she talked.

3 The professor bumbled absent-mindedly along the road.

4 Elizabeth absent-mindedly picked a thread from his lapel.

5 He absent-mindedly perused the notices on the waiting-room wall.

6 He absent-mindedly looked at himself in the mirror.

7 She absent-mindedly twisted a strand of hair around her fingers.

8 Corbett chewed absent-mindedly on the bread whilst analysing the problem which faced him.

9 The man looked around and then, almost absent-mindedly, drew a shod throwing knife from his bandolier and hurled it.

10 Humming absent-mindedly along with the music on the radio as she sped on through the night, Shannon pursed her lips thoughtfully.

11 He allowed himself to be filmed on television absent-mindedly pouring a bottle of Petrus into the stew.

12 She avoided Betty's eye and absent-mindedly put too much sugar in her tea.

13 He does things absent-mindedly and often makes mistakes.

14 He spoke to his wife absent-mindedly .

15 She was twirling her hair absent-mindedly .

16 She is absent-mindedly washing a plate.

17 If you have ever absent-mindedly put a teabag in the kettle, or poured orange juice on your cereal, blame it on a 'micro-nap'.

18 I saw him absent-mindedly turn down the belt of his trousers and search for some guests.

19 George has got into a fix by doing so absent-mindedly.

20 He had gone to the lavatory and pressed the flush absent-mindedly with the damaged hand.

21 The act of exploiting a terminal which someone else has absent-mindedly left logged on.

22 One turns on the radio while doing something else and absent-mindedly bathes in the sound.

23 George has got ( himself ) into a fix by doing so absent-mindedly .

1 She absent-mindedly left her umbrella on the bus.