The Nipponese liked to question him when the herb made his tongue loose and lively.

Mrs. Reading looked as if she might, but something made her hold her tongue.

She tried making faces at it, grinning, winking, sticking out her tongue.

She was about to speak when a warning glance from Sir James made her hold her tongue.

She thought of mentioning them to Mairelon, but caution made her hold her tongue.

She had that penetrating, iron look in her eyes that made his tongue fear a mistake.

A night in a cell was likely to make Gubber's tongue quite loose.

Birgitte looked around, too, but unfortunately there was no one close enough to make her hold her tongue.

But the wine didn't make his tongue run along the ley line for which the interrogator had hoped.

With a great effort she finally managed to make her brain function, and her tongue.