She shook herself, as if dragging her thoughts back to the problem at hand.

He dragged his thoughts away from the page before him.

With an effort she dragged her thoughts away from the past.

Then he dragged his thoughts back to the matter in hand: Banks.

He concentrated further, trying to drag the man's thoughts which had gone into the device back out again.

McCoy dragged his thoughts back to the situation at hand.

With an effort, the old poet dragged his thoughts back to the present.

I'd dragged his thoughts back, God knew from what particular hell.

Sharpe had to drag his thoughts back to the earlier events of the night.

It took an enormous effort to drag her thoughts on to safer ground.