He needed to regain his self-control before things turned ugly.

But she put up a hand, and with a visible effort regained her self-control.

In fact, it's taken us nearly 500 years to start to regain our self-control when it comes to smoking.

His own hands were clenched with the effort to regain self-control.

She was shocked at first, but quickly regained her self-control.

Perhaps recounting a little history will help me regain self-control.

I exerted every power within me to regain my self-control.

Father's face showed surprise for an instant, then he regained his self-control.

The girl's strained quiet helped Hannah to regain her self-control.

Suddenly she burst into tears, but instantly regained her self-control.