"Sometimes one of the brothers will sing," he said, to take his mind off the pain.
I try to take my mind off the pain, think of Terri.
Chilly night, but I wanted a chat to take my mind off the pain.
He would have done anything to comfort Lew, to take his mind off the pain and the fear.
It might help to take your mind off the pain.
Now she wanted something, or someone, to scream at to take her mind off the pain.
I think he used work to take his mind off the pain.
You can use it to take the edge off the pain.
It takes the edge off the pain, but can never really take it away.
To take his mind off the pain of crawling, he concentrated on memories.