Why had I not controlled my miserable, mischievous woman's tongue!

She might be controlling her tongue, but certainly not her eyes.

Why could I not control my tongue before her?

She fought to control her tongue while Robin asked a couple of probing questions.

Jane stared at him, willing herself not to speak until she could control her tongue.

"You really must learn to control your tongue, Polgara," he said.

In a fever it is not possible to control one's tongue.

Even I would not expect her to control her tongue.

The poor man simply can't control his tongue when he drinks.

But at the moment the rational, logical part of him was not controlling his tongue.