"I try not to look back too much and think what might have been."
For a moment she tried to clear her head and think about what was going on.
He tried to keep everything else away and think only of that.
Try thinking about what makes you feel more in touch with each other.
Modern people tried thinking for a long time, and it didn't work.
You could try thinking that there are nations outside your own.
The rest of the ride I tried to clear my head and think.
For the rest of the evening she tried not to look in his direction or even think about him.
And tried not to cry or think beyond the moment.