involuntary impulse
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For a long time, whenever a man approached her, her first involuntary impulse was to draw back suddenly, trembling and nervous, like a terrified, bewildered beast, looking about for means of flight.
From Germinie Lacerteux by Goncourt, Jules de
Springing into a sitting posture, and by an involuntary impulse reaching out my hand for my gun which lay close to me, I beheld a sight that was calculated to appal the stoutest heart.
From The Gorilla Hunters by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
But when he reached the farther corner some involuntary impulse turned him back.
From Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts by Stellman, Louis J. (Louis John)
After watching him for some time, Nigel, under an almost involuntary impulse, shouted “Hullo!”
From Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Lee and his staff almost with involuntary impulse returned the salute in like fashion.
From The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
