He tried to go back to sleep, but his mind refused to rest.

Her mind refused to believe that anything could happen the first time one had intercourse.

Amanda's mind at first refused to believe what she saw.

For a moment, her mind refused to accept the words.

For a time his mind refused to acknowledge what had been done.

The words were familiar, but his mind refused to make sense of them.

His mind just shut down and refused to form an answer.

I tried to recall but my mind refused to focus.

But her mind refused to let go of the notion.

After fifteen months of law school, her mind refused to rest for more than six hours.